Method and apparatus for performing communication on basis of dci in nr v2x

ABSTRACT

A method for performing wireless communication by an apparatus and an apparatus for supporting same are provided. The method may comprise: receiving information related to a plurality of resource pools from the base station; and monitoring a plurality of sidelink (SL) downlink control information (DCIs) related with each of the plurality of resource pools, wherein the plurality of SL DCIs include information for scheduling SL resources on the plurality of resource pools, wherein, before at least one zero bit is appended to the plurality of SL DCIs, a size of a first SL DCI is a largest among sizes of the plurality of SL DCIs, and wherein, based on that the plurality of resource pools are configured for the device, the sizes of the plurality of SL DCIs to which the at least one zero bit is appended are same as the size of the first SL DCI.

BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE Field of the Disclosure

This disclosure relates to a wireless communication system.

Related Art

Sidelink (SL) communication is a communication scheme in which a directlink is established between User Equipments (UEs) and the UEs exchangevoice and data directly with each other without intervention of anevolved Node B (eNB). SL communication is under consideration as asolution to the overhead of an eNB caused by rapidly increasing datatraffic. Vehicle-to-everything (V2X) refers to a communicationtechnology through which a vehicle exchanges information with anothervehicle, a pedestrian, an object having an infrastructure (or infra)established therein, and so on. The V2X may be divided into 4 types,such as vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V), vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I),vehicle-to-network (V2N), and vehicle-to-pedestrian (V2P). The V2Xcommunication may be provided via a PC5 interface and/or Uu interface.

Meanwhile, as a wider range of communication devices require largercommunication capacities, the need for mobile broadband communicationthat is more enhanced than the existing Radio Access Technology (RAT) isrising. Accordingly, discussions are made on services and user equipment(UE) that are sensitive to reliability and latency. And, a nextgeneration radio access technology that is based on the enhanced mobilebroadband communication, massive Machine Type Communication (MTC),Ultra-Reliable and Low Latency Communication (URLLC), and so on, may bereferred to as a new radio access technology (RAT) or new radio (NR).Herein, the NR may also support vehicle-to-everything (V2X)communication.

FIG. 1 is a drawing for describing V2X communication based on NR,compared to V2X communication based on RAT used before NR. Theembodiment of FIG. 1 may be combined with various embodiments of thepresent disclosure.

Regarding V2X communication, a scheme of providing a safety service,based on a V2X message such as Basic Safety Message (BSM), CooperativeAwareness Message (CAM), and Decentralized Environmental NotificationMessage (DENM) is focused in the discussion on the RAT used before theNR. The V2X message may include position information, dynamicinformation, attribute information, or the like. For example, a UE maytransmit a periodic message type CAM and/or an event triggered messagetype DENM to another UE.

Thereafter, regarding V2X communication, various V2X scenarios areproposed in NR. For example, the various V2X scenarios may includevehicle platooning, advanced driving, extended sensors, remote driving,or the like.

SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE Technical Objects

Meanwhile, according to the prior art, when a transmitting UE receivessidelink control information (SCI) from another UE based on the firstresource, the transmitting UE may determine that CEILING (100 [ms]/P)resources are selected/reserved by the UE that transmitted the SCI, TXUE may not select CEILING (100 [ms]/P) resources. Here, Y=CEILING (X)may be a function for deriving a minimum integer among integers greaterthan or equal to X, and P may be a resource reservation period in ms.That is, according to the prior art, the UE may exclude unnecessaryresources from selection in a 100 ms interval. Therefore, there is aneed to propose an efficient resource exclusion operation of the UE.Furthermore, a UE operation according to the type of the SCI needs to bedefined.

Meanwhile, when a plurality of resource pools are configured for a UE,sizes of SL downlink control information (DCI) related with a pluralityof resource pools may be different. In this case, when the UE performsblind decoding on SL DCI related with each of the plurality of resourcepools, the complexity of the UE may increase. Accordingly, there is aneed to propose a method for not increasing the complexity of the UE dueto blind decoding for a plurality of SL DCIs.

Technical Solutions

In one embodiment, provided is a method for performing wirelesscommunication by a device. The method may comprise: receivinginformation related to a plurality of resource pools from the basestation; and monitoring a plurality of sidelink (SL) downlink controlinformation (DCIs) related with each of the plurality of resource pools,wherein the plurality of SL DCIs include information for scheduling SLresources on the plurality of resource pools, wherein, before at leastone zero bit is appended to the plurality of SL DCIs, a size of a firstSL DCI is a largest among sizes of the plurality of SL DCIs, andwherein, based on that the plurality of resource pools are configuredfor the device, the sizes of the plurality of SL DCIs to which the atleast one zero bit is appended are same as the size of the first SL DCI.

In one embodiment, provided is a method for performing wirelesscommunication by a base station. The method may comprise: transmittinginformation related to a plurality of resource pools to a device;appending at least one zero bit to a plurality of sidelink (SL) downlinkcontrol information (DCIs) related with each of the plurality ofresource pools; and transmitting at least one SL DCI from among theplurality of SL DCIs to the device, wherein the plurality of SL DCIsinclude information for scheduling SL resources on the plurality ofresource pools, wherein, before the at least one zero bit is appended tothe plurality of SL DCIs, a size of a first SL DCI is a largest amongsizes of the plurality of SL DCIs, and wherein, based on that theplurality of resource pools are configured for the device, the at leastone zero bit is appended to the plurality of SL DCIs, until the sizes ofthe plurality of SL DCIs are same as the size of the first SL DCI.

Effects of the Disclosure

The UE can efficiently perform SL communication.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a drawing for describing V2X communication based on NR,compared to V2X communication based on RAT used before NR.

FIG. 2 shows a structure of an NR system, based on an embodiment of thepresent disclosure.

FIG. 3 shows a radio protocol architecture, based on an embodiment ofthe present disclosure.

FIG. 4 shows a structure of a radio frame of an NR, based on anembodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 5 shows a structure of a slot of an NR frame, based on anembodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 6 shows an example of a BWP, based on an embodiment of the presentdisclosure.

FIG. 7 shows a UE performing V2X or SL communication, based on anembodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 8 shows a procedure of performing V2X or SL communication by a UEbased on a transmission mode, based on an embodiment of the presentdisclosure.

FIG. 9 shows three cast types, based on an embodiment of the presentdisclosure.

FIG. 10 shows a resource unit for CBR measurement, based on anembodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 11 shows a method in which a UE that has reserved transmissionresource(s) informs another UE of the transmission resource(s), based onan embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 12 shows a procedure for a UE to select a resource within aselection window based on an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 13 shows a method for a UE to exclude a specific resource within aselection window, based on an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 14 shows a procedure in which a base station performs sizealignment for SL DCI based on an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 15 shows a method for a first device to perform wirelesscommunication, based on an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 16 shows a method for a device to perform wireless communication,based on an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 17 shows a method for a base station configured to perform wirelesscommunication, based on an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 18 shows a communication system 1, based on an embodiment of thepresent disclosure.

FIG. 19 shows wireless devices, based on an embodiment of the presentdisclosure.

FIG. 20 shows a signal process circuit for a transmission signal, basedon an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 21 shows another example of a wireless device, based on anembodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 22 shows a hand-held device, based on an embodiment of the presentdisclosure.

FIG. 23 shows a vehicle or an autonomous vehicle, based on an embodimentof the present disclosure.

DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS

In the present specification, “A or B” may mean “only A”, “only B” or“both A and B.” In other words, in the present specification, “A or B”may be interpreted as “A and/or B”. For example, in the presentspecification, “A, B, or C” may mean “only A”, “only B”, “only C”, or“any combination of A, B, C”.

A slash (/) or comma used in the present specification may mean“and/or”. For example, “A/B” may mean “A and/or B”. Accordingly, “A/B”may mean “only A”, “only B”, or “both A and B”. For example, “A, B, C”may mean “A, B, or C”.

In the present specification, “at least one of A and B” may mean “onlyA”, “only B”, or “both A and B”. In addition, in the presentspecification, the expression “at least one of A or B” or “at least oneof A and/or B” may be interpreted as “at least one of A and B”.

In addition, in the present specification, “at least one of A, B, and C”may mean “only A”, “only B”, “only C”, or “any combination of A, B, andC”. In addition, “at least one of A, B, or C” or “at least one of A, B,and/or C” may mean “at least one of A, B, and C”.

In addition, a parenthesis used in the present specification may mean“for example”. Specifically, when indicated as “control information(PDCCH)”, it may mean that “PDCCH” is proposed as an example of the“control information”. In other words, the “control information” of thepresent specification is not limited to “PDCCH”, and “PDCCH” may beproposed as an example of the “control information”. In addition, whenindicated as “control information (i.e., PDCCH)”, it may also mean that“PDCCH” is proposed as an example of the “control information”.

A technical feature described individually in one figure in the presentspecification may be individually implemented, or may be simultaneouslyimplemented.

The technology described below may be used in various wirelesscommunication systems such as code division multiple access (CDMA),frequency division multiple access (FDMA), time division multiple access(TDMA), orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA), singlecarrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA), and so on. TheCDMA may be implemented with a radio technology, such as universalterrestrial radio access (UTRA) or CDMA-2000. The TDMA may beimplemented with a radio technology, such as global system for mobilecommunications (GSM)/general packet ratio service (GPRS)/enhanced datarate for GSM evolution (EDGE). The OFDMA may be implemented with a radiotechnology, such as institute of electrical and electronics engineers(IEEE) 802.11 (Wi-Fi), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX), IEEE 802.20, evolved UTRA(E-UTRA), and so on. IEEE 802.16m is an evolved version of IEEE 802.16eand provides backward compatibility with a system based on the IEEE802.16e. The UTRA is part of a universal mobile telecommunication system(UMTS). 3rd generation partnership project (3GPP) long term evolution(LTE) is part of an evolved UMTS (E-UMTS) using the E-UTRA. The 3GPP LTEuses the OFDMA in a downlink and uses the SC-FDMA in an uplink.LTE-advanced (LTE-A) is an evolution of the LTE.

5G NR is a successive technology of LTE-A corresponding to a newClean-slate type mobile communication system having the characteristicsof high performance, low latency, high availability, and so on. 5G NRmay use resources of all spectrum available for usage including lowfrequency bands of less than 1 GHz, middle frequency bands ranging from1 GHz to 10 GHz, high frequency (millimeter waves) of 24 GHz or more,and so on.

For clarity in the description, the following description will mostlyfocus on LTE-A or 5G NR. However, technical features according to anembodiment of the present disclosure will not be limited only to this.

FIG. 2 shows a structure of an NR system, based on an embodiment of thepresent disclosure. The embodiment of FIG. 2 may be combined withvarious embodiments of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 2, a next generation-radio access network (NG-RAN) mayinclude a BS 20 providing a UE 10 with a user plane and control planeprotocol termination. For example, the BS 20 may include a nextgeneration-Node B (gNB) and/or an evolved-NodeB (eNB). For example, theUE 10 may be fixed or mobile and may be referred to as other terms, suchas a mobile station (MS), a user terminal (UT), a subscriber station(SS), a mobile terminal (MT), wireless device, and so on. For example,the BS may be referred to as a fixed station which communicates with theUE 10 and may be referred to as other terms, such as a base transceiversystem (BTS), an access point (AP), and so on.

The embodiment of FIG. 2 exemplifies a case where only the gNB isincluded. The BSs 20 may be connected to one another via Xn interface.The BS 20 may be connected to one another via 5th generation (5G) corenetwork (5GC) and NG interface. More specifically, the BSs 20 may beconnected to an access and mobility management function (AMF) 30 viaNG-C interface, and may be connected to a user plane function (UPF) 30via NG-U interface.

Layers of a radio interface protocol between the UE and the network canbe classified into a first layer (layer 1, L1), a second layer (layer 2,L2), and a third layer (layer 3, L3) based on the lower three layers ofthe open system interconnection (OSI) model that is well-known in thecommunication system. Among them, a physical (PHY) layer belonging tothe first layer provides an information transfer service by using aphysical channel, and a radio resource control (RRC) layer belonging tothe third layer serves to control a radio resource between the UE andthe network. For this, the RRC layer exchanges an RRC message betweenthe UE and the BS.

FIG. 3 shows a radio protocol architecture, based on an embodiment ofthe present disclosure. The embodiment of FIG. 3 may be combined withvarious embodiments of the present disclosure. Specifically, (a) of FIG.3 shows a radio protocol stack of a user plane for Uu communication, and(b) of FIG. 3 shows a radio protocol stack of a control plane for Uucommunication. (c) of FIG. 3 shows a radio protocol stack of a userplane for SL communication, and (d) of FIG. 3 shows a radio protocolstack of a control plane for SL communication.

Referring to FIG. 3, a physical layer provides an upper layer with aninformation transfer service through a physical channel. The physicallayer is connected to a medium access control (MAC) layer which is anupper layer of the physical layer through a transport channel. Data istransferred between the MAC layer and the physical layer through thetransport channel. The transport channel is classified according to howand with what characteristics data is transmitted through a radiointerface.

Between different physical layers, i.e., a physical layer of atransmitter and a physical layer of a receiver, data are transferredthrough the physical channel. The physical channel is modulated using anorthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) scheme, and utilizestime and frequency as a radio resource.

The MAC layer provides services to a radio link control (RLC) layer,which is a higher layer of the MAC layer, via a logical channel. The MAClayer provides a function of mapping multiple logical channels tomultiple transport channels. The MAC layer also provides a function oflogical channel multiplexing by mapping multiple logical channels to asingle transport channel. The MAC layer provides data transfer servicesover logical channels.

The RLC layer performs concatenation, segmentation, and reassembly ofRadio Link Control Service Data Unit (RLC SDU). In order to ensurediverse quality of service (QoS) required by a radio bearer (RB), theRLC layer provides three types of operation modes, i.e., a transparentmode (TM), an unacknowledged mode (UM), and an acknowledged mode (AM).An AM RLC provides error correction through an automatic repeat request(ARQ).

A radio resource control (RRC) layer is defined only in the controlplane. The RRC layer serves to control the logical channel, thetransport channel, and the physical channel in association withconfiguration, reconfiguration and release of RBs. The RB is a logicalpath provided by the first layer (i.e., the physical layer or the PHYlayer) and the second layer (i.e., a MAC layer, an RLC layer, a packetdata convergence protocol (PDCP) layer, and a service data adaptationprotocol (SDAP) layer) for data delivery between the UE and the network.

Functions of a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer in the userplane include user data delivery, header compression, and ciphering.Functions of a PDCP layer in the control plane include control-planedata delivery and ciphering/integrity protection.

A service data adaptation protocol (SDAP) layer is defined only in auser plane. The SDAP layer performs mapping between a Quality of Service(QoS) flow and a data radio bearer (DRB) and QoS flow ID (QFI) markingin both DL and UL packets.

The configuration of the RB implies a process for specifying a radioprotocol layer and channel properties to provide a particular serviceand for determining respective detailed parameters and operations. TheRB can be classified into two types, i.e., a signaling RB (SRB) and adata RB (DRB). The SRB is used as a path for transmitting an RRC messagein the control plane. The DRB is used as a path for transmitting userdata in the user plane.

When an RRC connection is established between an RRC layer of the UE andan RRC layer of the E-UTRAN, the UE is in an RRC_CONNECTED state, and,otherwise, the UE may be in an RRC_IDLE state. In case of the NR, anRRC_INACTIVE state is additionally defined, and a UE being in theRRC_INACTIVE state may maintain its connection with a core networkwhereas its connection with the BS is released.

Data is transmitted from the network to the UE through a downlinktransport channel. Examples of the downlink transport channel include abroadcast channel (BCH) for transmitting system information and adownlink-shared channel (SCH) for transmitting user traffic or controlmessages. Traffic of downlink multicast or broadcast services or thecontrol messages can be transmitted on the downlink-SCH or an additionaldownlink multicast channel (MCH). Data is transmitted from the UE to thenetwork through an uplink transport channel. Examples of the uplinktransport channel include a random access channel (RACH) fortransmitting an initial control message and an uplink SCH fortransmitting user traffic or control messages.

Examples of logical channels belonging to a higher channel of thetransport channel and mapped onto the transport channels include abroadcast channel (BCCH), a paging control channel (PCCH), a commoncontrol channel (CCCH), a multicast control channel (MCCH), a multicasttraffic channel (MTCH), etc.

FIG. 4 shows a structure of a radio frame of an NR, based on anembodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of FIG. 4 may becombined with various embodiments of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 4, in the NR, a radio frame may be used for performinguplink and downlink transmission. A radio frame has a length of 10 msand may be defined to be configured of two half-frames (HFs). Ahalf-frame may include five 1 ms subframes (SFs). A subframe (SF) may bedivided into one or more slots, and the number of slots within asubframe may be determined based on subcarrier spacing (SCS). Each slotmay include 12 or 14 OFDM(A) symbols according to a cyclic prefix (CP).

In case of using a normal CP, each slot may include 14 symbols. In caseof using an extended CP, each slot may include 12 symbols. Herein, asymbol may include an OFDM symbol (or CP-OFDM symbol) and a SingleCarrier-FDMA (SC-FDMA) symbol (or Discrete Fourier Transform-spread-OFDM(DFT-s-OFDM) symbol).

Table 1 shown below represents an example of a number of symbols perslot (N^(slot) _(symb)), a number slots per frame (N^(frame,u) _(slot)),and a number of slots per subframe (N^(subframe,u) _(slot)) based on anSCS configuration (u), in a case where a normal CP is used.

TABLE 1 SCS (15 * 2^(u)) N^(slot) _(symb) N^(frame, u) _(slot)N^(subframe, u) _(slot)  15 KHz (u = 0) 14 10 1  30 KHz (u = 1) 14 20 2 60 KHz (u = 2) 14 40 4 120 KHz (u = 3) 14 80 8 240 KHz (u = 4) 14 16016

Table 2 shows an example of a number of symbols per slot, a number ofslots per frame, and a number of slots per subframe based on the SCS, ina case where an extended CP is used.

TABLE 2 SCS (15 * 2^(u)) N^(slot) _(symb) N^(frame, u) _(slot)N^(subframe, u) _(slot) 60 KHz (u = 2) 12 40 4

In an NR system, OFDM(A) numerologies (e.g., SCS, CP length, and so on)between multiple cells being integrate to one UE may be differentlyconfigured. Accordingly, a (absolute time) duration (or section) of atime resource (e.g., subframe, slot or TTI) (collectively referred to asa time unit (TU) for simplicity) being configured of the same number ofsymbols may be differently configured in the integrated cells.

In the NR, multiple numerologies or SCSs for supporting diverse 5Gservices may be supported. For example, in case an SCS is 15 kHz, a widearea of the conventional cellular bands may be supported, and, in casean SCS is 30 kHz/60 kHz a dense-urban, lower latency, wider carrierbandwidth may be supported. In case the SCS is 60 kHz or higher, abandwidth that is greater than 24.25 GHz may be used in order toovercome phase noise.

An NR frequency band may be defined as two different types of frequencyranges. The two different types of frequency ranges may be FR1 and FR2.The values of the frequency ranges may be changed (or varied), and, forexample, the two different types of frequency ranges may be as shownbelow in Table 3. Among the frequency ranges that are used in an NRsystem, FR1 may mean a “sub 6 GHz range”, and FR2 may mean an “above 6GHz range” and may also be referred to as a millimeter wave (mmW).

TABLE 3 Frequency Range Corresponding Subcarrier designation frequencyrange Spacing (SCS) FR1 450 MHz-6000 MHz 15, 30, 60 kHz FR2 24250MHz-52600 MHz 60, 120, 240 kHz

As described above, the values of the frequency ranges in the NR systemmay be changed (or varied). For example, as shown below in Table 4, FR1may include a band within a range of 410 MHz to 7125 MHz. Morespecifically, FR1 may include a frequency band of 6 GHz (or 5850, 5900,5925 MHz, and so on) and higher. For example, a frequency band of 6 GHz(or 5850, 5900, 5925 MHz, and so on) and higher being included in FR1mat include an unlicensed band. The unlicensed band may be used fordiverse purposes, e.g., the unlicensed band for vehicle-specificcommunication (e.g., automated driving).

TABLE 4 Frequency Range Corresponding Subcarrier designation frequencyrange Spacing (SCS) FR1 410 MHz-7125 MHz 15, 30, 60 kHz FR2 24250MHz-52600 MHz 60, 120, 240 kHz

FIG. 5 shows a structure of a slot of an NR frame, based on anembodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of FIG. 5 may becombined with various embodiments of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 5, a slot includes a plurality of symbols in a timedomain. For example, in case of a normal CP, one slot may include 14symbols. However, in case of an extended CP, one slot may include 12symbols. Alternatively, in case of a normal CP, one slot may include 7symbols. However, in case of an extended CP, one slot may include 6symbols.

A carrier includes a plurality of subcarriers in a frequency domain. AResource Block (RB) may be defined as a plurality of consecutivesubcarriers (e.g., 12 subcarriers) in the frequency domain. A BandwidthPart (BWP) may be defined as a plurality of consecutive (Physical)Resource Blocks ((P)RBs) in the frequency domain, and the BWP maycorrespond to one numerology (e.g., SCS, CP length, and so on). Acarrier may include a maximum of N number BWPs (e.g., 5 BWPs). Datacommunication may be performed via an activated BWP. Each element may bereferred to as a Resource Element (RE) within a resource grid and onecomplex symbol may be mapped to each element.

Hereinafter, a bandwidth part (BWP) and a carrier will be described.

The BWP may be a set of consecutive physical resource blocks (PRBs) in agiven numerology. The PRB may be selected from consecutive sub-sets ofcommon resource blocks (CRBs) for the given numerology on a givencarrier

For example, the BWP may be at least any one of an active BWP, aninitial BWP, and/or a default BWP. For example, the UE may not monitordownlink radio link quality in a DL BWP other than an active DL BWP on aprimary cell (PCell). For example, the UE may not receive PDCCH,physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), or channel stateinformation-reference signal (CSI-RS) (excluding RRM) outside the activeDL BWP. For example, the UE may not trigger a channel state information(CSI) report for the inactive DL BWP. For example, the UE may nottransmit physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) or physical uplinkshared channel (PUSCH) outside an active UL BWP. For example, in adownlink case, the initial BWP may be given as a consecutive RB set fora remaining minimum system information (RMSI) control resource set(CORESET) (configured by physical broadcast channel (PBCH)). Forexample, in an uplink case, the initial BWP may be given by systeminformation block (SIB) for a random access procedure. For example, thedefault BWP may be configured by a higher layer. For example, an initialvalue of the default BWP may be an initial DL BWP. For energy saving, ifthe UE fails to detect downlink control information (DCI) during aspecific period, the UE may switch the active BWP of the UE to thedefault BWP.

Meanwhile, the BWP may be defined for SL. The same SL BWP may be used intransmission and reception. For example, a transmitting UE may transmitan SL channel or an SL signal on a specific BWP, and a receiving UE mayreceive the SL channel or the SL signal on the specific BWP. In alicensed carrier, the SL BWP may be defined separately from a Uu BWP,and the SL BWP may have configuration signaling separate from the UuBWP. For example, the UE may receive a configuration for the SL BWP fromthe BS/network. For example, the UE may receive a configuration for theUu BWP from the BS/network. The SL BWP may be (pre-)configured in acarrier with respect to an out-of-coverage NR V2X UE and an RRC_IDLE UE.For the UE in the RRC_CONNECTED mode, at least one SL BWP may beactivated in the carrier.

FIG. 6 shows an example of a BWP, based on an embodiment of the presentdisclosure. The embodiment of FIG. 6 may be combined with variousembodiments of the present disclosure. It is assumed in the embodimentof FIG. 6 that the number of BWPs is 3.

Referring to FIG. 6, a common resource block (CRB) may be a carrierresource block numbered from one end of a carrier band to the other endthereof. In addition, the PRB may be a resource block numbered withineach BWP. A point A may indicate a common reference point for a resourceblock grid.

The BWP may be configured by a point A, an offset N^(start) _(BWP) fromthe point A, and a bandwidth N^(size) _(BWP). For example, the point Amay be an external reference point of a PRB of a carrier in which asubcarrier 0 of all numerologies (e.g., all numerologies supported by anetwork on that carrier) is aligned. For example, the offset may be aPRB interval between a lowest subcarrier and the point A in a givennumerology. For example, the bandwidth may be the number of PRBs in thegiven numerology.

Hereinafter, V2X or SL communication will be described.

A sidelink synchronization signal (SLSS) may include a primary sidelinksynchronization signal (PSSS) and a secondary sidelink synchronizationsignal (SSSS), as an SL-specific sequence. The PSSS may be referred toas a sidelink primary synchronization signal (S-PSS), and the SSSS maybe referred to as a sidelink secondary synchronization signal (S-SSS).For example, length-127 M-sequences may be used for the S-PSS, andlength-127 gold sequences may be used for the S-SSS. For example, a UEmay use the S-PSS for initial signal detection and for synchronizationacquisition. For example, the UE may use the S-PSS and the S-SSS foracquisition of detailed synchronization and for detection of asynchronization signal ID.

A physical sidelink broadcast channel (PSBCH) may be a (broadcast)channel for transmitting default (system) information which must befirst known by the UE before SL signal transmission/reception. Forexample, the default information may be information related to SLSS, aduplex mode (DM), a time division duplex (TDD) uplink/downlink (UL/DL)configuration, information related to a resource pool, a type of anapplication related to the SLSS, a subframe offset, broadcastinformation, or the like. For example, for evaluation of PSBCHperformance, in NR V2X, a payload size of the PSBCH may be 56 bitsincluding 24-bit cyclic redundancy check (CRC).

The S-PSS, the S-SSS, and the PSBCH may be included in a block format(e.g., SL synchronization signal (SS)/PSBCH block, hereinafter,sidelink-synchronization signal block (S-SSB)) supporting periodicaltransmission. The S-SSB may have the same numerology (i.e., SCS and CPlength) as a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH)/physical sidelinkshared channel (PSSCH) in a carrier, and a transmission bandwidth mayexist within a (pre-)configured sidelink (SL) BWP. For example, theS-SSB may have a bandwidth of 11 resource blocks (RBs). For example, thePSBCH may exist across 11 RBs. In addition, a frequency position of theS-SSB may be (pre-)configured. Accordingly, the UE does not have toperform hypothesis detection at frequency to discover the S-SSB in thecarrier.

FIG. 7 shows a UE performing V2X or SL communication, based on anembodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of FIG. 7 may becombined with various embodiments of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 7, in V2X or SL communication, the term ‘UE’ maygenerally imply a UE of a user. However, if a network equipment such asa BS transmits/receives a signal according to a communication schemebetween UEs, the BS may also be regarded as a sort of the UE. Forexample, a UE 1 may be a first apparatus 100, and a UE 2 may be a secondapparatus 200.

For example, the UE 1 may select a resource unit corresponding to aspecific resource in a resource pool which implies a set of series ofresources. In addition, the UE 1 may transmit an SL signal by using theresource unit. For example, a resource pool in which the UE 1 is capableof transmitting a signal may be configured to the UE 2 which is areceiving UE, and the signal of the UE 1 may be detected in the resourcepool.

Herein, if the UE 1 is within a connectivity range of the BS, the BS mayinform the UE 1 of the resource pool. Otherwise, if the UE 1 is out ofthe connectivity range of the BS, another UE may inform the UE 1 of theresource pool, or the UE 1 may use a pre-configured resource pool.

In general, the resource pool may be configured in unit of a pluralityof resources, and each UE may select a unit of one or a plurality ofresources to use it in SL signal transmission thereof.

Hereinafter, resource allocation in SL will be described.

FIG. 8 shows a procedure of performing V2X or SL communication by a UEbased on a transmission mode, based on an embodiment of the presentdisclosure. The embodiment of FIG. 8 may be combined with variousembodiments of the present disclosure. In various embodiments of thepresent disclosure, the transmission mode may be called a mode or aresource allocation mode. Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation,in LTE, the transmission mode may be called an LTE transmission mode. InNR, the transmission mode may be called an NR resource allocation mode.

For example, (a) of FIG. 8 shows a UE operation related to an LTEtransmission mode 1 or an LTE transmission mode 3. Alternatively, forexample, (a) of FIG. 8 shows a UE operation related to an NR resourceallocation mode 1. For example, the LTE transmission mode 1 may beapplied to general SL communication, and the LTE transmission mode 3 maybe applied to V2X communication.

For example, (b) of FIG. 8 shows a UE operation related to an LTEtransmission mode 2 or an LTE transmission mode 4. Alternatively, forexample, (b) of FIG. 8 shows a UE operation related to an NR resourceallocation mode 2.

Referring to (a) of FIG. 8, in the LTE transmission mode 1, the LTEtransmission mode 3, or the NR resource allocation mode 1, a BS mayschedule an SL resource to be used by the UE for SL transmission. Forexample, the BS may perform resource scheduling to a UE 1 through aPDCCH (e.g., downlink control information (DCI)) or RRC signaling (e.g.,Configured Grant Type 1 or Configured Grant Type 2), and the UE 1 mayperform V2X or SL communication with respect to a UE 2 according to theresource scheduling. For example, the UE 1 may transmit a sidelinkcontrol information (SCI) to the UE 2 through a physical sidelinkcontrol channel (PSCCH), and thereafter transmit data based on the SCIto the UE 2 through a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH).

Referring to (b) of FIG. 8, in the LTE transmission mode 2, the LTEtransmission mode 4, or the NR resource allocation mode 2, the UE maydetermine an SL transmission resource within an SL resource configuredby a BS/network or a pre-configured SL resource. For example, theconfigured SL resource or the pre-configured SL resource may be aresource pool. For example, the UE may autonomously select or schedule aresource for SL transmission. For example, the UE may perform SLcommunication by autonomously selecting a resource within a configuredresource pool. For example, the UE may autonomously select a resourcewithin a selective window by performing a sensing and resource(re)selection procedure. For example, the sensing may be performed inunit of subchannels. In addition, the UE 1 which has autonomouslyselected the resource within the resource pool may transmit the SCI tothe UE 2 through a PSCCH, and thereafter may transmit data based on theSCI to the UE 2 through a PSSCH.

FIG. 9 shows three cast types, based on an embodiment of the presentdisclosure. The embodiment of FIG. 9 may be combined with variousembodiments of the present disclosure. Specifically, (a) of FIG. 9 showsbroadcast-type SL communication, (b) of FIG. 9 shows unicast type-SLcommunication, and (c) of FIG. 9 shows groupcast-type SL communication.In case of the unicast-type SL communication, a UE may performone-to-one communication with respect to another UE. In case of thegroupcast-type SL transmission, the UE may perform SL communication withrespect to one or more UEs in a group to which the UE belongs. Invarious embodiments of the present disclosure, SL groupcastcommunication may be replaced with SL multicast communication, SLone-to-many communication, or the like.

Hereinafter, sidelink (SL) congestion control will be described.

If a UE autonomously determines an SL transmission resource, the UE alsoautonomously determines a size and frequency of use for a resource usedby the UE. Of course, due to a constraint from a network or the like, itmay be restricted to use a resource size or frequency of use, which isgreater than or equal to a specific level. However, if all UEs use arelatively great amount of resources in a situation where many UEs areconcentrated in a specific region at a specific time, overallperformance may significantly deteriorate due to mutual interference.

Accordingly, the UE may need to observe a channel situation. If it isdetermined that an excessively great amount of resources are consumed,it is preferable that the UE autonomously decreases the use ofresources. In the present disclosure, this may be defined as congestioncontrol (CR). For example, the UE may determine whether energy measuredin a unit time/frequency resource is greater than or equal to a specificlevel, and may adjust an amount and frequency of use for itstransmission resource based on a ratio of the unit time/frequencyresource in which the energy greater than or equal to the specific levelis observed. In the present disclosure, the ratio of the time/frequencyresource in which the energy greater than or equal to the specific levelis observed may be defined as a channel busy ratio (CBR). The UE maymeasure the CBR for a channel/frequency. Additionally, the UE maytransmit the measured CBR to the network/BS.

FIG. 10 shows a resource unit for CBR measurement, based on anembodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of FIG. 10 may becombined with various embodiments of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 10, CBR may denote the number of sub-channels in whicha measurement result value of a received signal strength indicator(RSSI) has a value greater than or equal to a pre-configured thresholdas a result of measuring the RSSI by a UE on a sub-channel basis for aspecific period (e.g., 100 ms). Alternatively, the CBR may denote aratio of sub-channels having a value greater than or equal to apre-configured threshold among sub-channels for a specific duration. Forexample, in the embodiment of FIG. 10, if it is assumed that a hatchedsub-channel is a sub-channel having a value greater than or equal to apre-configured threshold, the CBR may denote a ratio of the hatchedsub-channels for a period of 100 ms. Additionally, the CBR may bereported to the BS.

Further, congestion control considering a priority of traffic (e.g.packet) may be necessary. To this end, for example, the UE may measure achannel occupancy ratio (CR). Specifically, the UE may measure the CBR,and the UE may determine a maximum value CRlimitk of a channel occupancyratio k (CRk) that can be occupied by traffic corresponding to eachpriority (e.g., k) based on the CBR. For example, the UE may derive themaximum value CRlimitk of the channel occupancy ratio with respect to apriority of each traffic, based on a predetermined table of CBRmeasurement values. For example, in case of traffic having a relativelyhigh priority, the UE may derive a maximum value of a relatively greatchannel occupancy ratio. Thereafter, the UE may perform congestioncontrol by restricting a total sum of channel occupancy ratios oftraffic, of which a priority k is lower than i, to a value less than orequal to a specific value. Based on this method, the channel occupancyratio may be more strictly restricted for traffic having a relativelylow priority.

In addition thereto, the UE may perform SL congestion control by using amethod of adjusting a level of transmit power, dropping a packet,determining whether retransmission is to be performed, adjusting atransmission RB size (Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) coordination),or the like.

Hereinafter, a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) procedure will bedescribed.

In case of SL unicast and groupcast, HARQ feedback and HARQ combining inthe physical layer may be supported. For example, when a receiving UEoperates in a resource allocation mode 1 or 2, the receiving UE mayreceive the PSSCH from a transmitting UE, and the receiving UE maytransmit HARQ feedback for the PSSCH to the transmitting UE by using asidelink feedback control information (SFCI) format through a physicalsidelink feedback channel (PSFCH).

For example, the SL HARQ feedback may be enabled for unicast. In thiscase, in a non-code block group (non-CBG) operation, if the receiving UEdecodes a PSCCH of which a target is the receiving UE and if thereceiving UE successfully decodes a transport block related to thePSCCH, the receiving UE may generate HARQ-ACK. In addition, thereceiving UE may transmit the HARQ-ACK to the transmitting UE.Otherwise, if the receiving UE cannot successfully decode the transportblock after decoding the PSCCH of which the target is the receiving UE,the receiving UE may generate the HARQ-NACK. In addition, the receivingUE may transmit HARQ-NACK to the transmitting UE.

For example, the SL HARQ feedback may be enabled for groupcast. Forexample, in the non-CBG operation, two HARQ feedback options may besupported for groupcast.

(1) Groupcast option 1: After the receiving UE decodes the PSCCH ofwhich the target is the receiving UE, if the receiving UE fails indecoding of a transport block related to the PSCCH, the receiving UE maytransmit HARQ-NACK to the transmitting UE through a PSFCH. Otherwise, ifthe receiving UE decodes the PSCCH of which the target is the receivingUE and if the receiving UE successfully decodes the transport blockrelated to the PSCCH, the receiving UE may not transmit the HARQ-ACK tothe transmitting UE.

(2) Groupcast option 2: After the receiving UE decodes the PSCCH ofwhich the target is the receiving UE, if the receiving UE fails indecoding of the transport block related to the PSCCH, the receiving UEmay transmit HARQ-NACK to the transmitting UE through the PSFCH. Inaddition, if the receiving UE decodes the PSCCH of which the target isthe receiving UE and if the receiving UE successfully decodes thetransport block related to the PSCCH, the receiving UE may transmit theHARQ-ACK to the transmitting UE through the PSFCH.

For example, if the groupcast option 1 is used in the SL HARQ feedback,all UEs performing groupcast communication may share a PSFCH resource.For example, UEs belonging to the same group may transmit HARQ feedbackby using the same PSFCH resource.

For example, if the groupcast option 2 is used in the SL HARQ feedback,each UE performing groupcast communication may use a different PSFCHresource for HARQ feedback transmission. For example, UEs belonging tothe same group may transmit HARQ feedback by using different PSFCHresources.

For example, when the SL HARQ feedback is enabled for groupcast, thereceiving UE may determine whether to transmit the HARQ feedback to thetransmitting UE based on a transmission-reception (TX-RX) distanceand/or Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP).

For example, in the groupcast option 1, in case of the TX-RXdistance-based HARQ feedback, if the TX-RX distance is less than orequal to a communication range requirement, the receiving UE maytransmit HARQ feedback for the PSSCH to the transmitting UE. Otherwise,if the TX-RX distance is greater than the communication rangerequirement, the receiving UE may not transmit the HARQ feedback for thePSSCH to the transmitting UE. For example, the transmitting UE mayinform the receiving UE of a location of the transmitting UE through SCIrelated to the PSSCH. For example, the SCI related to the PSSCH may besecond SCI. For example, the receiving UE may estimate or obtain theTX-RX distance based on a location of the receiving UE and the locationof the transmitting UE. For example, the receiving UE may decode the SCIrelated to the PSSCH and thus may know the communication rangerequirement used in the PSSCH.

For example, in case of the resource allocation mode 1, a time (offset)between the PSFCH and the PSSCH may be configured or pre-configured. Incase of unicast and groupcast, if retransmission is necessary on SL,this may be indicated to a BS by an in-coverage UE which uses the PUCCH.The transmitting UE may transmit an indication to a serving BS of thetransmitting UE in a form of scheduling request (SR)/buffer statusreport (BSR), not a form of HARQ ACK/NACK. In addition, even if the BSdoes not receive the indication, the BS may schedule an SLretransmission resource to the UE. For example, in case of the resourceallocation mode 2, a time (offset) between the PSFCH and the PSSCH maybe configured or pre-configured.

For example, from a perspective of UE transmission in a carrier, TDMbetween the PSCCH/PSSCH and the PSFCH may be allowed for a PSFCH formatfor SL in a slot. For example, a sequence-based PSFCH format having asingle symbol may be supported. Herein, the single symbol may not an AGCduration. For example, the sequence-based PSFCH format may be applied tounicast and groupcast.

For example, in a slot related to a resource pool, a PSFCH resource maybe configured periodically as N slot durations, or may bepre-configured. For example, N may be configured as one or more valuesgreater than or equal to 1. For example, N may be 1, 2, or 4. Forexample, HARQ feedback for transmission in a specific resource pool maybe transmitted only through a PSFCH on the specific resource pool.

For example, if the transmitting UE transmits the PSSCH to the receivingUE across a slot #X to a slot #N, the receiving UE may transmit HARQfeedback for the PSSCH to the transmitting UE in a slot #(N+A). Forexample, the slot #(N+A) may include a PSFCH resource. Herein, forexample, A may be a smallest integer greater than or equal to K. Forexample, K may be the number of logical slots. In this case, K may bethe number of slots in a resource pool. Alternatively, for example, Kmay be the number of physical slots. In this case, K may be the numberof slots inside or outside the resource pool.

For example, if the receiving UE transmits HARQ feedback on a PSFCHresource in response to one PSSCH transmitted by the transmitting UE tothe receiving UE, the receiving UE may determine a frequency domainand/or code domain of the PSFCH resource based on an implicit mechanismin a configured resource pool. For example, the receiving UE maydetermine the frequency domain and/or code domain of the PSFCH resource,based on at least one of a slot index related to PSCCH/PSSCH/PSFCH, asub-channel related to PSCCH/PSSCH, and/or an identifier for identifyingeach receiving UE in a group for HARQ feedback based on the groupcastoption 2. Additionally/alternatively, for example, the receiving UE maydetermine the frequency domain and/or code domain of the PSFCH resource,based on at least one of SL RSRP, SINR, L1 source ID, and/or locationinformation.

For example, if HARQ feedback transmission through the PSFCH of the UEand HARQ feedback reception through the PSFCH overlap, the UE may selectany one of HARQ feedback transmission through the PSFCH and HARQfeedback reception through the PSFCH based on a priority rule. Forexample, the priority rule may be based on at least priority indicationof the related PSCCH/PSSCH.

For example, if HARQ feedback transmission of a UE through a PSFCH for aplurality of UEs overlaps, the UE may select specific HARQ feedbacktransmission based on the priority rule. For example, the priority rulemay be based on at least priority indication of the related PSCCH/PSSCH.

Meanwhile, in the present disclosure, a transmitting UE (i.e., TX UE)may be a UE which transmits data to a (target) receiving UE (i.e., RXUE). For example, the TX UE may be a UE which performs PSCCHtransmission and/or PSSCH transmission. For example, the TX UE may be aUE which transmits SL CSI-RS(s) and/or a SL CSI report request indicatorto the (target) RX UE. For example, the TX UE may be a UE whichtransmits (pre-defined) reference signal(s) (e.g., PSSCH demodulationreference signal(s) (DM-RS(s))) and/or a SL (L1) RSRP report requestindicator to be used for SL (L1) RSRP measurement to the (target) RXUE(s). For example, the TX UE may be a UE which transmits (control)channel(s) (e.g., PSCCH, PSSCH, etc.) and/or reference signal(s) (e.g.,DM-RS(s), CSI-RS(s), etc.) on the (control) channel(s) to be used for aSL radio link monitoring (RLM) operation and/or a SL radio link failure(RLF) operation of the (target) RX UE.

Meanwhile, in the present disclosure, a receiving UE (i.e., RX UE) maybe a UE which transmits SL HARQ feedback to a transmitting UE (i.e., TXUE) based on whether decoding of data received from the TX UE issuccessful and/or whether detection/decoding of a PSCCH (related toPSSCH scheduling) transmitted by the TX UE is successful. For example,the RX UE may be a UE which performs SL CSI transmission to the TX UEbased on SL CSI-RS(s) and/or a SL CSI report request indicator receivedfrom the TX UE. For example, the RX UE may be a UE which transmits, tothe TX UE, a SL (L1) RSRP measurement value measured based on(pre-defined) reference signal(s) and/or a SL (L1) RSRP report requestindicator received from the TX UE. For example, the RX UE may be a UEwhich transmits data of the RX UE to the TX UE. For example, the RX UEmay be a UE which performs a SL RLM operation and/or a SL RLF operationbased on a (pre-configured) (control) channel and/or reference signal(s)on the (control) channel received from the TX UE.

Meanwhile, in the present disclosure, a TX UE may transmit the entiretyor part of information described below to the RX UE through SCI(s).Herein, for example, the TX UE may transmit the entirety or part of theinformation described below to the RX UE through a first SCI and/or asecond SCI.

-   -   PSSCH (and/or PSCCH) related resource allocation information        (e.g., the location/number of time/frequency resources, resource        reservation information (e.g., period))    -   SL CSI report request indicator or SL (L1) RSRP (and/or SL (L1)        RSRQ and/or SL (L1) RSSI) report request indicator    -   SL CSI transmission indicator (or SL (L1) RSRP (and/or SL (L1)        RSRQ and/or SL (L1) RSSI) information transmission indicator))        (on a PSSCH)    -   Modulation and coding scheme (MCS) information    -   Transmit power information    -   L1 destination ID information and/or L1 source ID information    -   SL HARQ process ID information    -   New data indicator (NDI) information    -   Redundancy version (RV) information    -   (Transmission traffic/packet related) QoS information (e.g.,        priority information)    -   SL CSI-RS transmission indicator or information on the number of        antenna ports for (transmitted) SL CSI-RS    -   Location information of the TX UE or location (or distance        region) information of the target RX UE (for which SL HARQ        feedback is requested)    -   Reference signal (e.g., DM-RS, etc.) information related to        channel estimation and/or decoding of data to be transmitted        through a PSSCH. For example, the reference signal information        may be information related to a pattern of a (time-frequency)        mapping resource of DM-RS, rank information, antenna port index        information, information on the number of antenna ports, etc.

Meanwhile, in the present disclosure, for example, a PSCCH may bereplaced/substituted with at least one of a SCI, a first SCI(1^(st)-stage SCI), and/or a second SCI (2^(nd)-stage SCI), or viceversa. For example, a SCI may be replaced/substituted with at least oneof a PSCCH, a first SCI, and/or a second SCI, or vice versa. Forexample, a PSSCH may be replaced/substituted with a second SCI and/or aPSCCH, or vice versa.

Meanwhile, in the present disclosure, for example, if SCI configurationfields are divided into two groups in consideration of a (relatively)high SCI payload size, an SCI including a first SCI configuration fieldgroup may be referred to as a first SCI or a 1^(st) SCI, and an SCIincluding a second SCI configuration field group may be referred to as asecond SCI or a 2^(nd) SCI. For example, the 1^(st) SCI and the 2^(nd)SCI may be transmitted through different channels. For example, thetransmitting UE may transmit the first SCI to the receiving UE throughthe PSCCH. For example, the second SCI may be transmitted to thereceiving UE through an (independent) PSCCH, or may be transmitted in apiggyback manner together with data through the PSSCH.

Meanwhile, in the present disclosure, for example,“configure/configured” or “define/defined” may refer to being(pre-)configured from a base station or a network. For example,“configure/configured” or “define/defined” may refer to being(pre-)configured for each resource pool from the base station or thenetwork. For example, the base station or the network may transmitinformation related to “configuration” or “definition” to the UE. Forexample, the base station or the network may transmit informationrelated to “configuration” or “definition” to the UE through pre-definedsignaling. For example, the pre-defined signaling may include at leastone of RRC signaling, MAC signaling, PHY signaling, and/or SIB.

Meanwhile, in the present disclosure, for example,“configure/configured” or “define/defined” may refer to being designatedor configured through pre-configured signaling between UEs. For example,information related to “configuration” or “definition” may betransmitted or received pre-configured signaling between UEs. Forexample, the pre-defined signaling may include at least one of RRCsignaling, MAC signaling, PHY signaling, and/or SIB.

Meanwhile, in the present disclosure, for example, RLF may bereplaced/substituted with out-of-synch (OOS) and/or in-synch (IS), orvice versa.

Meanwhile, in the present disclosure, for example, a resource block (RB)may be replaced/substituted with a subcarrier, or vice versa. Forexample, a packet or a traffic may be replaced/substituted with atransport block (TB) or a medium access control protocol data unit (MACPDU) according to a transmission layer, or vice versa. For example, acode block group (CBG) may be replaced/substituted with a TB, or viceversa. For example, a source ID may be replaced/substituted with adestination ID, or vice versa. For example, an L1 ID may bereplaced/substituted with an L2 ID, or vice versa. For example, the L1ID may be an L1 source ID or an L1 destination ID. For example, the L2ID may be an L2 source ID or an L2 destination ID.

Meanwhile, in the present disclosure, for example, operation(s) of a TXUE to reserve/select/determine retransmission resource(s) may includeoperation(s) of the TX UE to reserve/select/determine potentialretransmission resource(s) in which actual use is determined based on SLHARQ feedback information received from RX UE(s).

Meanwhile, in the present disclosure, a sub-selection window may bereplaced/substituted with a selection window and/or a pre-configurednumber of resource sets within the selection window, or vice versa.

Meanwhile, in the present disclosure, SL MODE 1 may refer to a resourceallocation method or a communication method in which a base stationdirectly schedules SL transmission resource(s) for a TX UE throughpre-defined signaling (e.g., DCI or RRC message). For example, SL MODE 2may refer to a resource allocation method or a communication method inwhich a UE independently selects SL transmission resource(s) in aresource pool pre-configured or configured from a base station or anetwork. For example, a UE performing SL communication based on SL MODE1 may be referred to as a MODE 1 UE or MODE 1 TX UE, and a UE performingSL communication based on SL MODE 2 may be referred to as a MODE 2 UE orMODE 2 TX UE.

Meanwhile, in the present disclosure, for example, a dynamic grant (DG)may be replaced/substituted with a configured grant (CG) and/or asemi-persistent scheduling (SPS) grant, or vice versa. For example, theDG may be replaced/substituted with a combination of the CG and the SPSgrant, or vice versa. For example, the CG may include at least one of aconfigured grant (CG) type 1 and/or a configured grant (CG) type 2. Forexample, in the CG type 1, a grant may be provided by RRC signaling andmay be stored as a configured grant. For example, in the CG type 2, agrant may be provided by a PDCCH, and may be stored or deleted as aconfigured grant based on L1 signaling indicating activation ordeactivation of the grant. For example, in the CG type 1, a base stationmay allocate periodic resource(s) to a TX UE through an RRC message. Forexample, in the CG type 2, a base station may allocate periodicresource(s) to a TX UE through an RRC message, and the base station maydynamically activate or deactivate the periodic resource(s) through aDCI.

Meanwhile, in the present disclosure, a channel may bereplaced/substituted with a signal, or vice versa. For example,transmission/reception of a channel may include transmission/receptionof a signal. For example, transmission/reception of a signal may includetransmission/reception of a channel. For example, cast may bereplaced/substituted with at least one of unicast, groupcast, and/orbroadcast, or vice versa. For example, a cast type may bereplaced/substituted with at least one of unicast, groupcast, and/orbroadcast, or vice versa. For example, the cast or the cast type mayinclude unicast, groupcast and/or broadcast.

Meanwhile, in the present disclosure, a resource may bereplaced/substituted with a slot or a symbol, or vice versa. Forexample, the resource may include a slot and/or a symbol.

Meanwhile, in the present disclosure, a priority may bereplaced/substituted with at least one of logical channel prioritization(LCP), latency, reliability, minimum required communication range, proseper-packet priority (PPPP), sidelink radio bearer (SLRB), a QoS profile,a QoS parameter, and/or requirement, or vice versa.

Meanwhile, in the present disclosure, for example, for convenience ofdescription, a (physical) channel used when a RX UE transmits at leastone of the following information to a TX UE may be referred to as aPSFCH.

-   -   SL HARQ feedback, SL CSI, SL (L1) RSRP

Meanwhile, in the present disclosure, a Uu channel may include a ULchannel and/or a DL channel. For example, the UL channel may include aPUSCH, a PUCCH, a sounding reference Signal (SRS), etc. For example, theDL channel may include a PDCCH, a PDSCH, a PSS/SSS, etc. For example, aSL channel may include a PSCCH, a PSSCH, a PSFCH, a PSBCH, a PSSS/SSSS,etc.

Meanwhile, in the present disclosure, sidelink information may includeat least one of a sidelink message, a sidelink packet, a sidelinkservice, sidelink data, sidelink control information, and/or a sidelinktransport block (TB). For example, sidelink information may betransmitted through a PSSCH and/or a PSCCH.

Meanwhile, in the present disclosure, a high priority may mean a smallpriority value, and a low priority may mean a large priority value. Forexample, Table 5 shows an example of priorities.

TABLE 5 service or logical channel priority value service A or logicalchannel A 1 service B or logical channel B 2 service C or logicalchannel C 3

Referring to Table 5, for example, service A or logical channel Arelated to the smallest priority value may have the highest priority.For example, service C or logical channel C related to the largestpriority value may have the lowest priority.

Meanwhile, in NR V2X communication or NR sidelink communication, atransmitting UE may reserve/select one or more transmission resourcesfor sidelink transmission (e.g., initial transmission and/orretransmission), and the transmitting UE may transmit information on thelocation of the one or more transmission resources to receiving UE(s).

Meanwhile, when performing sidelink communication, a method for atransmitting UE to reserve or pre-determine transmission resource(s) forreceiving UE(s) may be representatively as follows.

For example, the transmitting UE may perform a reservation oftransmission resource(s) based on a chain. Specifically, for example, ifthe transmitting UE reserves K transmission resources, the transmittingUE may transmit location information for less than K transmissionresources to receiving UE(s) through a SCI transmitted to the receivingUE(s) at any (or specific) transmission time or a time resource. Thatis, for example, the SCI may include location information for less thanthe K transmission resources. Alternatively, for example, if thetransmitting UE reserves K transmission resources related to a specificTB, the transmitting UE may transmit location information for less thanK transmission resources to receiving UE(s) through a SCI transmitted tothe receiving UE(s) at any (or specific) transmission time or a timeresource. That is, the SCI may include location information for lessthan the K transmission resources. In this case, for example, it ispossible to prevent performance degradation due to an excessive increasein payloads of the SCI, by signaling only the location information forless than K transmission resources to the receiving UE(s) through oneSCI transmitted at any (or specific) transmission time or the timeresource by the transmitting UE.

FIG. 11 shows a method in which a UE that has reserved transmissionresource(s) informs another UE of the transmission resource(s), based onan embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of FIG. 11 maybe combined with various embodiments of the present disclosure.

Specifically, for example, (a) of FIG. 11 shows a method for performingby a transmitting UE chain-based resource reservation bytransmitting/signaling location information of (maximum) 2 transmissionresources to receiving UE(s) through one SCI, in the case of a value ofK=4. For example, (b) of FIG. 11 shows a method for performing by atransmitting UE chain-based resource reservation bytransmitting/signaling location information of (maximum) 3 transmissionresources to receiving UE(s) through one SCI, in the case of a value ofK=4. For example, referring to (a) and (b) of FIG. 11, the transmittingUE may transmit/signal only location information of the fourthtransmission-related resource to the receiving UE(s) through the fourth(or last) transmission-related PSCCH. For example, referring to (a) ofFIG. 11, the transmitting UE may transmit/signal to the receiving UE(s)not only location information of the fourth transmission-relatedresource but also location information of the third transmission-relatedresource additionally through the fourth (or last) transmission-relatedPSCCH. For example, referring to (b) of FIG. 11, the transmitting UE maytransmit/signal to the receiving UE(s) not only location information ofthe fourth transmission-related resource but also location informationof the second transmission-related resource and location information ofthe third transmission-related resource additionally through the fourth(or last) transmission-related PSCCH. In this case, for example, in (a)and (b) of FIG. 11, if the transmitting UE may transmit/signal to thereceiving UE(s) only location information of the fourthtransmission-related resource through the fourth (or last)transmission-related PSCCH, the transmitting UE may set or designate afield/bit of location information of unused or remaining transmissionresource(s) to a pre-configured value (e.g., 0). For example, in (a) and(b) of FIG. 11, if the transmitting UE may transmit/signal to thereceiving UE(s) only location information of the fourthtransmission-related resource through the fourth (or last)transmission-related PSCCH, the transmitting UE may be set or designatea field/bit of location information of unused or remaining transmissionresource(s) to a pre-configured status/bit value indicating/representingthe last transmission (among 4 transmissions).

Meanwhile, for example, the transmitting UE may perform a reservation oftransmission resource(s) based on a block. Specifically, for example, ifthe transmitting UE reserves K transmission resources, the transmittingUE may transmit location information for K transmission resources toreceiving UE(s) through a SCI transmitted to the receiving UE(s) at any(or specific) transmission time or a time resource. That is, the SCI mayinclude location information for K transmission resources. For example,if the transmitting UE reserves K transmission resources related to aspecific TB, the transmitting UE may transmit location information for Ktransmission resources to receiving UE(s) through a SCI transmitted tothe receiving UE(s) at any (or specific) transmission time or a timeresource. That is, the SCI may include location information for Ktransmission resources. For example, (c) of FIG. 11 shows a method forperforming by the transmitting UE block-based resource reservation, bysignaling location information of 4 transmission resources to receivingUE(s) through one SCI, in the case of a value of K=4.

Based on an embodiment of the present disclosure, the basestation/network may configure or pre-configure the UE so that thefollowing (part of) parameters are maintained the same between aplurality of (reserved) transmission resources related to a specific TB.Here, for example, the UE may maintain/configure the following (part of)parameters the same between a plurality of (reserved) transmissionresources related to a specific TB. For example, the basestation/network may configure or pre-configure the UE so that thefollowing (part of) parameters are maintained the same betweentransmission resources scheduled/reserved by (one) SCI. Here, forexample, the UE may maintain/configure the following (part or)parameters the same between transmission resources scheduled/reserved by(one) SCI. For example, the parameter may include at least one of (i)MCS value, (ii) RV value, (iii) NDI value, and/or (iv) a number of REsrelated to the mapping of the second SCI and/or a parameter (forexample, beta offset) for determining (effective) coding rate.

Here, for example, whether the corresponding rule is applied or whetherthe corresponding rule is enabled may be differently (or limitedly)configured for the UE, according to the resource pool. For example,whether the corresponding rule is applied or whether the correspondingrule is enabled may be differently (or limitedly) configured for the UE,according to the service type. For example, whether the correspondingrule is applied or whether the corresponding rule is enabled may bedifferently (or limitedly) configured for the UE, according to theservice priority. For example, whether the corresponding rule is appliedor whether the corresponding rule is enabled may be differently (orlimitedly) configured for the UE, according to QoS requirements (forexample, delay, reliability). For example, whether the correspondingrule is applied or whether the corresponding rule is enabled may bedifferently (or limitedly) configured for the UE, according to the casttype (for example, unicast, groupcast, broadcast). For example, whetherthe corresponding rule is applied or whether the corresponding rule isenabled may be differently (or limitedly) configured for the UE,according to the HARQ feedback option (for example, (TX-RXdistance-based) NACK ONLY feedback, ACK/NACK feedback). For example,whether the corresponding rule is applied or whether the correspondingrule is enabled may be differently (or limitedly) configured for the UE,according to a HARQ (feedback) ENABLED TB or a HARQ (feedback) DISABLEDTB. For example, whether the corresponding rule is applied or whetherthe corresponding rule is enabled may be differently (or limitedly)configured for the UE, according to the (resource pool-related)congestion level. For example, whether the corresponding rule is appliedor whether the corresponding rule is enabled may be differently (orlimitedly) configured for the UE, according to a periodic resourcereservation method (based on a backward indication) or a chain-basedresource reservation method (without a backward indication). Forexample, whether the corresponding rule is applied or whether thecorresponding rule is enabled may be differently (or limitedly)configured for the UE according to the number (for example, 2) of themaximum transmission resources that can be signaled by (pre-configured)SCI,

For example, when the above rule is applied, the RX UE may be configuredto perform HARQ combining of PSSCH on related scheduling/reservationresources or data. Specifically, for example, when the above rulesapply, even if the RX UE, which succeeds in decoding SCI, fails(partially) in decoding of each associated (additional) SCI, it may beconfigured to enable HARQ combining of PSSCH on thescheduling/reservation resource related to the SCI or data.

For example, when the size of the frequency resource of a specificsubchannel constituting the resource pool is larger or smaller than thatof the other subchannels, it may be, exceptionally, configured such thatthe above-described proposed rule is not applied. For the convenience ofexplanation, when a size of the frequency resource of a specificsubchannel constituting the resource pool is larger or smaller than thatof the other subchannels, the subchannel may be referred to as UNNOR_SB.For example, when UNNOR_SB is included in a plurality of (reserved)transmission resources related to a specific TB, it may be,exceptionally, configured such that the above-described proposed rule isnot applied. For example, when UNNOR_SB is included in the transmissionresource scheduled/reserved by (one) SCI, it may be, exceptionally,configured such that the above-described proposed rule is not applied.Through this, for example, even though UNNOR_SB is included in aplurality of (reserved) transmission resources related to a specific TB,the UE may maintain the TB size the same. In addition, for example, eventhough UNNOR_SB is included in a transmission resourcescheduled/reserved by (one) SCI, the UE may maintain the TB size thesame.

For example, between specific TB-related (reserved) transmissionresources where chain-based signaling is stopped, exceptionally, it maybe configured such that the above-described proposed rule is notapplied. For example, between (re)transmission resources after HARQfeedback (for example, NACK) (via PSFCH) and (re)transmission resourcesbefore the HARQ feedback, exceptionally, it may be configured such thatthe above-described proposed rule is not applied. For example, betweenthe (re)transmission resources after the time point when DTX occurs (forexample, the situation in which the RX UE does not perform PSFCHtransmission due to PSCCH decoding failure) and the (re)transmissionresources before the time point when DTX occurs, exceptionally, it maybe configured such that the above-described proposed rule is notapplied.

Based on an embodiment of the present disclosure, the numerology relatedto the bitmap for the resource pool (for example, bitmap applied toresource pool) and/or the granularity to which the bitmap for theresource pool is applied may be configured the same as the (reference)numerology related to the TDD configuration on the PSBCH. For example,the numerology related to the bitmap for the resource pool and/or thegranularity to which the bitmap for the resource pool is applied may beconfigured the same as the (reference) numerology related to thesignaling of the number of UL slots on the PSBCH. For example, thenumerology related to the bitmap for the resource pool and/or thegranularity to which the bitmap for the resource pool is applied may beconfigured the same as the (reference) numerology of the UL (related toUu communication). For example, the numerology related to the bitmap forthe resource pool and/or the granularity to which the bitmap for theresource pool is applied may be configured the same as the (reference)numerology of the DL (related to Uu communication). For example, thenumerology may include subcarrier spacing, CP length, CP type, and thelike.

For example, the numerology related to the bitmap for the resource pooland/or the granularity to which the bitmap for the resource pool isapplied may be configured differently from the (reference) numerologyrelated to the TDD configuration on the PSBCH. For example, thenumerology related to the bitmap for the resource pool and/or thegranularity to which the bitmap for the resource pool is applied may beconfigured differently from the (reference) numerology related to thesignaling of the number of UL slots on the PSBCH. For example, thenumerology related to the bitmap for the resource pool and/or thegranularity to which the bitmap for the resource pool is applied may beconfigured differently from the (reference) numerology of the UL(related to Uu communication). For example, the numerology related tothe bitmap for the resource pool and/or the granularity to which thebitmap for the resource pool is applied may be configured differentlyfrom the (reference) numerology of the DL (related to Uu communication).For example, the numerology may include subcarrier spacing, CP length,CP type, and the like.

Based on an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the number of RBsincluded in one subchannel is configured to be equal to the number ofPSCCH RBs, the base station/network may not configure (specifically inthe resource pool) the pattern of the PSSCH DMRS and/or the number ofPSSCH DMRSs having a problem in the mapping of the second SCI to the UE.For example, when the number of RBs included in one subchannel isconfigured to be equal to the number of PSCCH RBs, the UE mayexpect/determine that the base station/network does not configure(specifically in the resource pool) the pattern of PSSCH DMRS and/or thenumber of PSSCH DMRSs having a problem in the mapping of the second SCIto the UE. For example, the pattern of the PSSCH DMRS and/or the numberof PSSCH DMRSs may be parameters related to the time-domain of the DMRSmapped on the PSSCH resource. For example, when the number of RBsincluded in one subchannel is configured to be equal to the number ofPSCCH RBs, even though the base station/network configures (specificallyin the resource pool) the candidate pattern of PSSCH DMRS and/or thecandidate number of PSSCH DMRSs having a problem in the mapping of thesecond SCI to the UE, the UE may not select/use the candidate pattern ofPSSCH DMRS and/or the candidate number of PSSCH DMRSs having a problemin the mapping of the second SCI. Here, for example, the UE may beconfigured to (basically) map the PSSCH-related first (for example,including REs except for DMRS REs) DMRS symbol (hereinafter, FRT_DMSYM)to the second SCI in the form of frequency first & time second. Forexample, after sequentially mapping the second SCI on #(FRT_DMSYM), theUE may map the second SCI on #(FRT_DMSYM+1). Thereafter, based on thesame rule, the UE may map the second SCI on #(FRT_DMSYM+N). Here, N maybe a positive integer.

For example, when the UE performs mapping the second SCI based on thepattern of PSSCH DMRS and/or the number of PSSCH DMRS, if FRT_DMSYM istruncated (all or part) by the PSCCH RB, the PSSCH DMRS pattern and/orthe number of PSSCH DMRSs may be determined/considered to be the PSSCHDMRS pattern and/or the number of PSSCH DMRSs having a problem in themapping of the second SCI. For example, when the UE performs mapping thesecond SCI based on the pattern of PSSCH DMRS and/or the number of PSSCHDMRS, if the PSSCH DMRS (the earliest in the time domain), that is nottruncated (all or part) by the PSCCH RB, exists after the pre-configuredthreshold position within the PSSCH duration, the PSSCH DMRS patternand/or the number of PSSCH DMRSs may be determined/considered to be thePSSCH DMRS pattern and/or the number of PSSCH DMRSs having a problem inthe mapping of the second SCI. For example, when the UE performs mappingthe second SCI based on the pattern of PSSCH DMRS and/or the number ofPSSCH DMRS, if the number of (or remaining) PSSCH DMRS used for decodingof the second SCI is less than a pre-configured threshold, the PSSCHDMRS pattern and/or the number of PSSCH DMRSs may bedetermined/considered to be the PSSCH DMRS pattern and/or the number ofPSSCH DMRSs having a problem in the mapping of the second SCI.

For example, the proposed rule may be (limitedly) applied only when TBtransmission is performed through one subchannel. Here, for example, inthis case, the UE may be configured to map the second SCI in the reversedirection from the last symbol related to the PSSCH. For example, inthis case, the UE may be configured to map the second SCI in the reversedirection from the last symbol related to the PSSCH in the form offrequency first & time second. For example, the last symbol may be thelast DMRS symbol or the last data symbol.

Based on an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the TX UE usesresources on a PSFCH slot (for example, a slot that includes a PSFCHresource) and a NON-PSFCH slot (for example, a slot that does notinclude a PSFCH resource), if the TX UE cannot keep the same (PSSCH) TBsize between the initial transmission and the retransmission, the TX UEmay be configured to perform transmission resource selection/reservation(related to a specific TB) using only resources on a slot (for example,a PSFCH slot or a NON-PSFCH slot) of the same type/characteristics. Forexample, after the TX UE selects a specific TB-related transmissionresource, if the TX UE cannot maintain the same (PSSCH) TB size betweeninitial transmission and retransmission due to the overhead of PSFCHresources, the TX UE may be configured to trigger/perform transmissionresource reselection.

Based on an embodiment of the present disclosure, even if the number ofPSFCHs required for simultaneous transmission is less than thecapability of the UE, the sum of the required transmission power of thePSFCH may be greater than the maximum transmission power of the UE. Forthe convenience of explanation, a case in which the sum of the requiredtransmission power of the PSFCH is greater than the maximum transmissionpower of the UE may be referred to as a power-limited case. For example,in a power-limited case, the UE may assume/determine at least one ofPSFCH including NACK (or ACK) information, (in groupcast) NACK ONLYfeedback scheme related PSFCH (for example, PSFCH including NACKinformation), and/or groupcast (or unicast) related PSFCH as(relatively) high-priority PSFCH transmission. For example, in apower-limited case, the UE may assume/determine at least one of PSFCHincluding ACK (or NACK) information, (in groupcast) ACK/NACK feedbackscheme related PSFCH, and/or unicast (or groupcast) related PSFCH as(relatively) low-priority PSFCH transmission. For example, until gettingout the power-limiting case, the UE may omit (relatively) low-priorityPSFCH transmission. Here, for example, in the power-limited case forPSFCH transmissions of the same priority, the UE may omit a specificPSFCH transmission from among the PSFCH transmissions of the samepriority. In this case, the specific PSFCH transmission may bedetermined by UE implementation.

Based on an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for in-devicecoexistence of NR/LTE SL is proposed. For example, when the first SLcommunication and the second SL communication become TDM, aninterruption time or a switching time generated by switching between thefirst SL communication and the second SL communication may be configuredin an SL region having a relatively low priority. For example, when thefirst SL communication and the second SL communication become TDM, aninterruption time or a switching time generated by switching between thefirst SL communication and the second SL communication may be configuredin a (TB) retransmission-related SL area. For example, when the first SLcommunication and the second SL communication become TDM, aninterruption time or a switching time generated by switching between thefirst SL communication and the second SL communication may be configuredin the SL region of a (relatively) large numerology. For example, whenthe first SL communication and the second SL communication become TDM,an interruption time or a switching time generated by switching betweenthe first SL communication and the second SL communication may beconfigured in the SL region of a (relatively) small numerology. Forexample, when the first SL communication and the second SL communicationbecome TDM, an interruption time or a switching time generated byswitching between the first SL communication and the second SLcommunication may be configured in an SL region with a (relatively)small number of slots (partially) overlapping the required interruptiontime or switching time. For example, the numerology may includesubcarrier spacing, CP length, CP type, and the like. For example, theswitching between the first SL communication and the second SLcommunication may include switching from the first SL communication tothe second SL communication. For example, the switching between thefirst SL communication and the second SL communication may includeswitching from the second SL communication to the first SLcommunication. For example, the interruption time or the switching timemay be a time at which an operation related to SL transmission and/or SLreception is interrupted. For example, the first SL communication may beNR-based SL transmission, and the second SL communication may beLTE-based SL transmission. For example, the first SL communication maybe NR-based SL transmission, and the second SL communication may beLTE-based SL reception. For example, the first SL communication may beNR-based SL reception, and the second SL communication may be LTE-basedSL transmission. For example, the first SL communication may be NR-basedSL reception, and the second SL communication may be LTE-based SLreception.

Based on an embodiment of the present disclosure, the UE mayexpect/determine that the resource pool is (limitedly) specified so thatthe difference in frequency resource size between subchannelsconstituting the resource pool is less than or equal to a pre-configuredthreshold. For example, the base station/network may configure theresource pool to the UE (limitedly) so that the difference in frequencyresource size between subchannels constituting the resource pool is lessthan or equal to a pre-configured threshold. In addition, for example,when the transmission resource is configured on N slots, the UE maydetermine the related TB size based on the frequency size of thetransmission resource on the slot that does not include UNNOR_SB. Forexample, when the transmission resource is configured on N slots, the UEmay determine the related TB size based on the frequency size of thetransmission resource on the slot that includes UNNOR_SB. For example,when the transmission resource is configured on N slots, the UE maydetermine the related TB size based on the (smallest) frequency sizeamong the frequency sizes of transmission resources on the N slots. Forexample, when the transmission resource is configured on N slots, the UEmay determine the related TB size based on the (largest) frequency sizeamong the frequency sizes of the transmission resources on the N slots.For example, when the transmission resource is configured on N slots,the UE may determine the related TB size based on the average of thefrequency sizes of transmission resources on the N slots. Here, forexample, all of the transmission resources on the N slots may be(limitedly) selected with the same number of subchannels.

Based on an embodiment of the present disclosure, within the CRevaluation (time) window, among the SL grant-related reservation(transmission) resources belonging to the future window, the UE may beconfigured to (CR) count differently the resources (hereinafter, thefirst resource) not used by the UE due to receiving ACK information(from the RX UE) and the resources (hereinafter, the second resource)not used by the UE due to the preemption operation. For example, the UEmay calculate/obtain a CR value by treating/considering the firstresource and the second resource differently. For example, when theresource related to the transmission of the (relatively) high-prioritypacket (higher than or equal to a pre-configured threshold) and thetransmission resource of the TX UE for the transmission of the(relatively) low-priority packet (lower than or equal to apre-configured threshold) are overlapped, the preemption operation maybe an operation in which the UE reselects a transmission resource fortransmission of a (corresponding) low-priority packet. For example, theUE may be configured not to (CR) count the first resource, the UE may beconfigured to (CR) count the second resource. For example, the UE may beconfigured to (CR) count the first resource, and the UE may beconfigured not to (CR) count the second resource. For example, the UEmay be configured to (CR) count the first resource, and the UE may beconfigured to (CR) count the second resource. For example, the UE may beconfigured not to (CR) count the first resource, and the UE may beconfigured not to (CR) count the second resource. For example, the UEmay be configured not to (CR) count (existing) resources that are notused as preemption, the UE may be configured to (CR) count based on thereselected (replaced) resource. For example, in the case of an operationrelated to the second resource, in particular, when the SL grant-relatedreservation (transmission) resource is (partly) preempted, it may beeffective under a situation in which all resources related to the SLgrant are reselected and/or a situation in which a resource replacingthe preempted resource is reselected.

Based on an embodiment of the present disclosure, the base station mayperform cross-RAT scheduling for the UE. For example, the NR basestation (for example, gNB) may perform cross-rat scheduling of the LTEmode 3 SL SPS for the UE. Here, for example, when the UE performs LTE SLtransmission on an LTE licensed carrier, and/or when the LTE modem (orUE) is located within the coverage of the LTE base station (for example,eNB) (on the LTE licensed carrier) (for example, in-coverage state), theUE may perform power control related to LTE SL transmission based on adownlink pathloss between the LTE base station and the LTE modem (orUE). For example, when the UE performs LTE SL transmission on anintelligent transport system (ITS) dedicated carrier (for example, acarrier in which an eNB does not exist), and/or LTE modem (or UE) islocated outside the coverage of the LTE base station (on the LTElicensed carrier) (for example, out-of-coverage state), the UE mayperform power control related to LTE SL transmission based on thedownlink path loss between the NR base station and the NR modem (or UE).For example, when the UE performs LTE SL transmission on an ITSdedicated carrier, and/or when the LTE modem (or UE) is located outsidethe coverage of the LTE base station (on the LTE licensed carrier), theUE may perform power control related to LTE SL transmission withoutconsidering downlink path loss between the base station and the UE.

For example, the LTE base station may perform cross-rat scheduling of SLCG (Type 1) for NR mode 1 for the UE. Here, for example, when the UEperforms NR SL transmission on an NR licensed carrier, and/or when theNR modem (or UE) is located within the coverage of the NR base station(on the NR licensed carrier) (for example, in-coverage situation), theUE may perform power control related to NR SL transmission based on adownlink path loss between the NR base station and the NR modem (or UE).For example, when the UE performs NR SL transmission on an ITS-onlycarrier (for example, a carrier in which an NR base station does notexist), and/or when the NR modem (or UE) is located outside the coverageof the NR base station (on the NR licensed carrier) (for example,out-of-coverage situation), the UE may perform power control related toNR SL transmission based on the downlink path loss between the LTE basestation and the LTE modem (or UE). For example, when the UE performs NRSL transmission on an ITS dedicated carrier, and/or when the NR modem(or UE) is located outside the coverage of the NR base station (on theNR licensed carrier), the UE may perform power control related to NR SLtransmission without considering downlink path loss between the basestation and the UE.

For example, the UE may be configured to perform power control relatedto LTE SL transmission or power control related to (CROSS-RAT scheduled)NR SL transmission based on a downlink path loss between the(pre-configured) synchronization reference base station (for example,gNB or eNB) and the UE (for example, NR modem/UE, LTE modem/UE). Forexample, the UE may be configured to perform power control related toLTE SL transmission or power control related to (CROSS-RAT scheduled) NRSL transmission based on a downlink path loss between the(pre-configured) RSRP measurement reference base station (for example,gNB or eNB) and the UE (for example, NR modem/UE, LTE modem/UE).

Based on an embodiment of the present disclosure, according to (part of)the following rules, the UE may transmit SCI including resourcereservation information. Here, for example, for the convenience ofexplanation, the maximum number of resources that the UE cansignal/reserve through one SCI may be referred to as N_MAX. For example,N_MAX may be configured for a UE or may be configured in advance. Forexample, N_MAX may be configured in a resource pool-specific manner forthe UE or configured in advance. For example, for the convenience ofdescription, the number of resources signaled/reserved by a UE throughone SCI may be referred to as N_SIG. For example, N_SIG may be less thanor equal to N_MAX. For example, N_SIG may be determined by theimplementation of the UE. For example, N_SIG may be configured for theUE or configured in advance. For example, for convenience ofdescription, the number of resources selected by the UE may be referredto as N_RSC. For example, N_RSC may be the number of resources relatedto a specific TB transmission selected by the UE within the selectionwindow.

For example, on SCI transmitted on the last reserved resource (relatedto N_RSC), the UE may signal/transmit only information on apre-configured number of past reserved resources. For example, on SCItransmitted on the last reserved resource (related to N_RSC), the UE maysignal/transmit only information on the maximum number (for example,N_MAX−1 or N_SIG−1) of past reserved resources that can be signaled byone SCI. For example, the past reserved resource may be a (relatively orclosest) past reserved resource on the time axis from the SCItransmitted on the last resource. For example, on SCI transmitted on thelast reserved resource (related to N_RSC), the UE may signal/transmitonly information on the (reserved) resources through which the SCI istransmitted.

For example, on the SCI transmitted on the first reserved resource(related to N_RSC), the UE may signal/transmit only information on apre-configured number of future reserved resources. For example, on theSCI transmitted on the first reserved resource (related to N_RSC), theUE may signal/transmit only information on the maximum number (forexample, N_MAX−1 or N_SIG−1) of future reserved resources that can besignaled by one SCI. For example, the future reservation resource may bea (relatively or closest) future reservation resource in the time axisfrom the SCI transmitted on the first resource.

For example, on the SCI transmitted on the remaining reserved resources(related to N_RSC), The UE may signal/transmit information on apre-configured number of past reserved resources and information on apre-configured number of future reserved resources. For example, thepre-configured number may be a rounded value, a rounded-up value, or arounded-down value of (N_MAX−1)/2. For example, the pre-configurednumber may be a rounded value, a rounded-up value, or a rounded-downvalue of (N_SIG−1)/2. For example, the past reserved resource may be a(relatively or closest) past reserved resource on the time axis from theSCI transmitted on the remaining resources. For example, the futurereserved resource may be a (relatively or closest) future reservedresource on the time axis from the SCI transmitted on the remainingresources.

For example, the above-mentioned proposed rule may be (limitedly)applied when the UE periodically performs resource reservation. Forexample, the above-mentioned proposed rule may be (limitedly) applied toperiodically generated traffic/packets. For example, the above-mentionedproposed rule may be (limitedly) applied when the UE aperiodicallyperforms resource selection/reservation. For example, theabove-mentioned proposed rule may be (limitedly) applied toaperiodically generated traffic/packets. For example, theabove-described proposed rule may be (limitedly) applied when the N_MAXvalue is configured to 3. For example, the above-described proposed rulemay be (limitedly) applied when the N_MAX value is configured to 2. Forexample, the above-described proposed rule may be (limitedly) appliedwhen the N_SIG value is configured to 3. For example, theabove-described proposed rule may be (limitedly) applied when the N_SIGvalue is configured to 2.

For example, herein, the information on the reserved resource may beinterpreted as information on the location/number of (reserved)resource-related time/frequency resources, information bit about whatresource number among the reserved resources (based one SCI) (forexample, CEILING (log₂(N_MAX)) bit or CEILING (log₂(N_SIG)) bit, whereCEILING (X) is the function that yields the smallest integer valuegreater than or equal to X), or a bit of a pre-configured size, and thelike

Based on an embodiment of the present disclosure, PUSCH transmission inwhich SL (control) information (for example, SL HARQ feedbackinformation) is piggybacked and (other) SL channel/signal (hereinafter,OT_SLCH) transmission may be (partly) overlap in the time domain. Inthis case, according to (part of) the following rules, the UE maydetermine a channel/signal/information to be omitted from transmissionor a channel/signal/information to be transmitted. Here, for example,for the convenience of explanation, SL (control) information piggybackedon PUSCH may be referred to as PIGGY_SLUCI.

For example, the UE may (first) compare (SL) priorities betweenPIGGY_SLUCI and OT_SLCH. In this case, for example, if PIGGY_SLUCI has arelatively higher (SL) priority than OT_SLCH, the UE may omit OT_SLCHtransmission. Otherwise, for example, if OT_SLCH has a relatively higher(SL) priority than PIGGY_SLUCI, the UE may compare the priorities(again) between OT_SLCH and PUSCH. In this case, additionally, thefollowing rules may be applied.

For example, if the PUSCH has a relatively higher priority than theOT_SLCH, the UE may omit the OT_SLCH transmission. In this case, (A) theUE may (still) piggyback PIGGY_SLUCI on the PUSCH and transmit it.Alternatively, (B) since PIGGY_SLUCI had a relatively lower prioritythan OT_SLCH, the UE may not piggyback PIGGY_SLUCI on the PUSCH, and theUE may omit the PIGGY_SLUCI transmission.

For example, if the OT_SLCH has a relatively higher priority than thePUSCH, the UE may omit the PUSCH transmission. In this case, (A) the UEmay also omit the PIGGY_SLUCI transmission. Alternatively, (B) whenPIGGY_SLUCI is not piggybacked to PUSCH, PIGGY_SLUCI-related channeltransmission (for example, PUCCH) (hereinafter, ORI_ULCH) are not(partly) overlapped with OT_SLCH transmission in the time domain, the UEmay perform both the ORI_ULCH transmission and the OT_SLCH transmission.If ORI_ULCH is (partially) overlapped with OT_SLCH transmission in thetime domain, the UE may perform only transmission having a relativelyhigh priority.

Based on an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the UE fails toselect the (re)transmission resource of the maximum number ofretransmissions (hereinafter, MX_RTNUM) within the selection window(hereinafter, LD_WIN) configured based on the latency budget and/or thedelay budget, (part of) the following rules may be applied. Here, forexample, LD_WIN may be related with a (generated) packet and/or(interlocked) LCH (and/or priority) (having highest priority). Forexample, MX_RTNUM may be related to a packet (for example, MAC PDU)and/or (interlocked) LCH (and/or priority) (having highest priority).

For example, the UE may select the HARQ RTT-based (re)transmissionresource within LD_WIN, as much as possible. Thereafter, by triggering anew or additional resource (re)selection operation, the UE may selectresource for the remaining number of retransmission (hereinafter,RM_RTNUM) (excluding the selected resource). For example, the UE mayselect, as much as possible, a (re)transmission resource (pair) in whichretransmission based on HARQ feedback can be performed within LD_WIN.Thereafter, by triggering a new or additional resource (re)selectionoperation, the UE may select resources for RM_RTNUM retransmissions.Here, for example, the UE may select RM_RTNUM retransmission resourcesby assuming blind retransmission. For example, it may be configured toperform blind retransmission on the selected RM_RTNUM retransmissionresources. For example, when the above rule is applied, the (actual)number of retransmission resources selected based on a newly oradditionally triggered resource (re)selection operation may be limitedby the number of selectable (maximum) retransmission resources withinthe delay budget, and may be less than or equal to RM_RTNUM. Forexample, the delay budget may relate to (generated) packets and/or(associated) LCH (and/or priority) (of highest priority). For example,the UE may (exceptionally) select a mixture of HARQ feedback-basedretransmission resources and blind retransmission resources withinLD_WIN, and the UE may select MX_RTNUM retransmission resources. Here,for example, the UE may preferentially select the HARQ feedback-basedretransmission resource as much as possible (within LD_WIN), after that,the UE may select blind retransmission resources as many as theremaining number of retransmissions. Alternatively, for example, the UEmay preferentially select a blind retransmission resource as much aspossible (within LD_WIN), after that, the UE may select a HARQfeedback-based retransmission resource as many as the remaining numberof retransmissions. Here, for example, when the above rule is applied,even for the HARQ (feedback) ENABLED MAC PDU (and/or LCH (relateddata)), it can be interpreted that blind retransmission or blindretransmission resource selection is (exceptionally) allowed for the UE.For example, when the proposed rule of the present disclosure isapplied, LD_WIN may be interpreted as a selection window with a valuesmaller than the delay budget and/or a (virtual) delay budget. Forexample, the delay budget may relate to (generated) packets and/or(associated) LCH (and/or priority) (of highest priority). For example,the selection window having a value smaller than the delay budget may bea selection window having a pre-configured (proportion of) smaller valuethan the delay budget. Here, for example, the rule may be limitedlyapplied only to a HARQ (feedback) ENABLED MAC PDU and/or LCH (relateddata). For example, the rule may be limitedly applied only to a HARQ(feedback) DISABLED MAC PDU and/or LCH (related data).

Based on an embodiment of the present disclosure, depending on whetherperiodic resource reservation is allowed for the UE on the resourcepool, the ratio (hereinafter, X_VAL) of the number of selectableresources that should be guaranteed to the minimum, after thesensing-based (high interference) resource exclusion operation, may beconfigured differently for the UE. For example, depending on whetherperiodic resource reservation is allowed for the UE on the resourcepool, SL RSRP thresholds (for example, PSSCH DMRS RSRP, PSCCH DMRS RSRP)(for the combination of the priority related to the packet/data of theUE performing the sensing and the priority related to the detectedpacket/data of the other UE) used for sensing-based (high interference)resource exclusion operation may be configured differently for the UE.For example, depending on whether periodic resource reservation isallowed for the UE on the resource pool, the minimum size of theselection window (for example, the (minimum) T2 value (configured foreach priority)) may be configured differently for the UE. For example,depending on whether periodic resource reservation is allowed for the UEon the resource pool, whether to configure an additional area within theselection window in which X_VAL must be guaranteed may be configureddifferently for the UE. For example, depending on whether periodicresource reservation is allowed for the UE on the resource pool, thesize (related to the additional area) may be configured differently forthe UE. For example, depending on whether periodic resource reservationis allowed for the UE on the resource pool, X_VAL at which an SL RSRPthreshold increase is triggered (for the additional region or based onthe additional region) may be configured differently for the UE.

For example, depending on whether only aperiodic resourcereservation/selection is allowed for the UE on the resource pool, theratio (hereinafter, X_VAL) of the number of selectable resources thatmust be guaranteed to a minimum after a sensing-based (highinterference) resource exclusion operation may be configured differentlyfor the UE. For example, depending on whether only aperiodic resourcereservation/selection is allowed for the UE on the resource pool, SLRSRP thresholds (for example, PSSCH DMRS RSRP, PSCCH DMRS RSRP) (for thecombination of the priority related to the packet/data of the UEperforming the sensing and the priority related to the detectedpacket/data of the other UE) used for sensing-based (high interference)resource exclusion operation may be configured differently for the UE.For example, depending on whether only aperiodic resourcereservation/selection is allowed for the UE on the resource pool, theminimum size of the selection window (for example, the (minimum) T2value (configured for each priority)) may be configured differently forthe UE. For example, depending on whether only aperiodic resourcereservation/selection is allowed for the UE on the resource pool,whether to configure an additional area within the selection window inwhich X_VAL must be guaranteed may be configured differently for the UE.For example, depending on whether only aperiodic resourcereservation/selection is allowed for the UE on the resource pool, thesize (related to the additional area) may be configured differently forthe UE. For example, depending on whether only aperiodic resourcereservation/selection is allowed for the UE on the resource pool, X_VALat which an SL RSRP threshold increase is triggered (for the additionalregion or based on the additional region) may be configured differentlyfor the UE.

Based on an embodiment of the present disclosure, if the size of thefrequency resource of the resource pool (hereinafter, POOL_FRQSIZE) isnot a multiple of the size of the subchannel (hereinafter, SUB_SIZE),only when the UE performs transmission using all subchannels on theresource pool, the UE may be configured to (limitedly) (additionally)use the MOD (POOl_FRQSIZE, SUB_SIZE) number of RB(s) (here, MOD (X, Y)is a function that derives the remainder when X is divided by Y). Here,for example, the number of RB(s) of MOD (POOl_FRQSIZE, SUB_SIZE) may beconfigured as separate subchannels.

Based on an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the UE performsperiodic resource reservation, according to (part of) the followingrules, the number of reserved resources may be determined/derived. Here,for example, the rule may be limitedly applied only when the resourcereservation period is smaller than a pre-configured threshold. Forexample, the rule may be limitedly applied only when the resourcereservation period is greater than a pre-configured threshold value.

For example, the UE may randomly select one value within apre-configured range (for example, 5 to 15). For the convenience ofexplanation, the one randomly selected value may be referred to asRAN_CVAL. Thereafter, the UE can calculate/obtain X_VAL by multiplyingRAN_CVAL by (i) SC_VAL divided by RER_PD, (ii) MAX (20, RER_PD) value,or (iii) REF_PD divided by RER_PD. Here, the UE may consider/determine aresult value, obtained by (again) multiplying X_VAL by a pre-configuredscaling factor (for example, 10 or 1), as the number of reservedresources.

For example, SC_VAL may be at least one of PDB (in its own buffer and/orrelating to LCH data (of highest priority)) (when performing resourcereservation), latency requirements, the size of the selection window,MAX (100 ms, size of selection window (based on PDB of data)), and/orMAX (100 ms, PDB (of data)). For example, RER_PD may be a resourcereservation period. For example, a value obtained by dividing SC_VAL byRER_PD may be CEILING (SC_VAL/RER_PD) or FLOOR (SC_VAL/RER_PD)). Forexample, REF_PD may be a pre-configured (reservation period) value. Forexample, a value obtained by dividing REF_PD by RER_PD may be CEILING(REF_PD/RER_PD) or FLOOR (REF_PD/RER_PD). Here, for example, CEILING (N)may be a function deriving an integer value greater than or equal to N,and FLOOR (N) may be a function deriving an integer value less than orequal to N.

For example, the range of candidate values from which RAN_CVAL isselected may be configured to be scaled by CEILING (X/Y) (or FLOOR(X/Y)). For example, a scaling factor (different for each TX_PVAL)applied to the range of candidate values from which RAN_CVAL is selectedmay be configured. Here, for example, TX_PVAL may be a resourcereservation period value of a (TX) UE performing a sensing operationand/or resource reservation. For example, X may be a pre-configured(period) value. For example, depending on TX_PVAL and/or depending onwhether TX_PVAL exceeds a pre-configured threshold (period) value, the Xvalue may be configured differently or independently for the UE. Forexample, if the TX_PVAL value is (relatively) short (than apre-configured threshold (period) value), a (pre-configured)(relatively) small value of X may be applied/used, if not (for example,if the TX_PVAL value is (relatively) longer (than the pre-configuredthreshold (period) value)), a (pre-configured) (relatively) large Xvalue may be applied/used. For example, if the TX_PVAL value is(relatively) short (than a pre-configured threshold (period) value), a(pre-configured) (relatively) large value of X may be applied/used, ifnot (for example, if the TX_PVAL value is (relatively) longer (than thepre-configured threshold (period) value)), a (pre-configured)(relatively) small X value may be applied/used.

For example, the proposed rule of the present disclosure may beconfigured to be limitedly applied only when TX_PVAL is smaller than apre-configured reference (period) value (for example, 100 ms). Forexample, the proposed rule of the present disclosure may be configuredto be limitedly applied only when TX_PVAL is greater than apre-configured reference (period) value (for example, 100 ms).

For example, when the above rules are applied, regardless of the changein the TX_PVAL value (for TX_PVAL less than the pre-configured reference(period) value), the CEILING (X/Y) value can be interpreted as beingmaintained within a (pre-configured) certain ratio/value (by adjustingthe value of X (implicitly)). For example, when the above rules areapplied, regardless of the change in the TX_PVAL value (for TX_PVALgreater than the pre-configured reference (period) value), the CEILING(X/Y) value can be interpreted as being maintained within a(pre-configured) certain ratio/value (by adjusting the value of X(implicitly)).

For example, Y may be assumed to be TX_PVAL. For example, Y may beregarded as a pre-configured (period) value. Here, for example, if Y istaken as a pre-configured (period) value, depending on TX_PVAL and/orwhether TX_PVAL exceeds a pre-configured threshold (period) value, the Yvalue may be configured differently or independently for the UE. Forexample, if the TX_PVAL value is (relatively) small (than apre-configured threshold (period) value), a (pre-configured)(relatively) small Y value may be applied/used, otherwise (for example,if the TX_PVAL value is (relatively) large (than a pre-configuredthreshold (period) value)), a (pre-configured) (relatively) large Yvalue may be applied/used. For example, if the TX_PVAL value is(relatively) small (than a pre-configured threshold (period) value), a(pre-configured) (relatively) large Y value may be applied/used,otherwise (for example, if the TX_PVAL value is (relatively) large (thana pre-configured threshold (period) value)), a (pre-configured)(relatively) small Y value may be applied/used. Here, for example, therule may be configured to be limitedly applied only when TX_PVAL issmaller than a pre-configured reference (period) value (for example, 100ms). For example, the rule may be configured to be limitedly appliedonly when TX_PVAL is greater than a pre-configured reference (period)value (for example, 100 ms). Also, for example, when the above rules areapplied, regardless of the change in the TX_PVAL value (for TX_PVAL lessthan the pre-configured reference (period) value), it can be interpretedthat CEILING (X/Y) is maintained at a certain ratio/value(pre-configured) (by adjusting Y (implicitly)). For example, when theabove rules are applied, regardless of the change in the TX_PVAL value(for TX_PVAL greater than the pre-configured reference (period) value),it can be interpreted that CEILING (X/Y) is maintained at a certainratio/value (pre-configured) (by adjusting Y (implicitly)).

Based on an embodiment of the present disclosure, the UE may perform asensing-based resource exclusion operation. Here, it is assumed that theresource reservation period of another UE, in which the UE succeeds indetection/decoding, is P_VAL. In this case, for example, the UE mayassume that CEILING (REF_VAL/P_VAL) resources are reserved/existed witha P_VAL period, and the UE may perform a resource exclusion operation(for the resource). For example, the UE may assume that CEILING (MAX(100 ms, (PDB-based size of data) selection window size)/MAX (20,P_VAL)) resources are reserved/existed with the P_VAL period (here, forexample, MAX (X, Y) is the function that derives the maximum value amongX and Y), and the UE may perform a resource exclusion operation (for theresource). For example, the UE may assume that CEILING ((PDB-based data)selection window size/MAX (20, P_VAL)) resources are reserved/existedwith the P_VAL period, the UE may perform a resource exclusion operation(for the resource). For example, REF_VAL may be a pre-configured value(from the base station/network). For example, REF_VAL may be the size ofthe selection window. For example, REF_VAL may be the size of aselection window configured by a (TX) UE performing a sensing operationand/or resource reservation. For example, REF_VAL may be a result valueobtained by multiplying the selection window size by a pre-configuredratio. For example, according to the resource reservation period value(hereinafter, P_VALTX) of the (TX) UE performing the sensing operationand/or resource reservation, REF_VAL may be configured differently orindependently for the UE. For example, depending on whether P_VALTXexceeds a pre-configured threshold (period) value, REF_VAL may beconfigured differently or independently for the UE. For example, REF_VALmay be configured differently or independently for the UE according tothe P_VAL value. For example, REF_VAL may be configured differently orindependently for the UE, depending on whether P_VAL exceeds apre-configured threshold (period) value.

For example, if the P_VALTX value or P_VAL value is (relatively) short(than the pre-configured threshold (period) value), a (pre-configured)(relatively) small REF_VAL value can be applied/used, otherwise (forexample, if the P_VALTX value or the P_VAL value is (relatively) long(than the pre-configured threshold (period) value), a (pre-configured)(relatively) large REF_VAL value may be applied/used. For example, ifthe P_VALTX value or P_VAL value is (relatively) short (than thepre-configured threshold (period) value), a (pre-configured)(relatively) large REF_VAL value can be applied/used, otherwise (forexample, if the P_VALTX value or the P_VAL value is (relatively) long(than the pre-configured threshold (period) value), a (pre-configured)(relatively) small REF_VAL value may be applied/used. Here, for example,the rule may be configured to be limitedly applied only when P_VALTX orP_VAL is smaller than a pre-configured reference (period) value (forexample, 100 ms). For example, the rule may be configured to belimitedly applied only when P_VALTX or P_VAL is smaller than apre-configured reference (period) value (for example, 100 ms). Inaddition, for example, when the above rules are applied, regardless ofthe change in the P_VALTX value or P_VAL value (for P_VALTX or P_VALless than the pre-configured reference (period) value), it can beinterpreted that CEILING (REF_VAL/P_VAL) is maintained at a certain(pre-configured) ratio/value (by adjusting REF_VAL or P_VAL(implicitly)). For example, when the above rules are applied, regardlessof the change in the P_VALTX value or P_VAL value (for P_VALTX or P_VALgreater than the pre-configured reference (period) value), it can beinterpreted that CEILING (REF_VAL/P_VAL) is maintained at a certain(pre-configured) ratio/value (by adjusting REF_VAL or P_VAL(implicitly)).

For example, whether or not the proposed rule of the present disclosureis applied and/or a related parameter (for example, REF_VAL) may beconfigured (or independently or differently) for a UE in a resourcepool-specific manner. For example, whether or not the proposed rule ofthe present disclosure is applied and/or a related parameter (forexample, REF_VAL) may be configured (or independently or differently)for a UE in a service type-specific manner. For example, whether or notthe proposed rule of the present disclosure is applied and/or a relatedparameter (for example, REF_VAL) may be configured (or independently ordifferently) for a UE in a service priority-specific manner. Forexample, whether or not the proposed rule of the present disclosure isapplied and/or a related parameter (for example, REF_VAL) may beconfigured (or independently or differently) for a UE in a QoSrequirement (for example, URLLC/EMBB traffic, reliability,delay)-specific manner. For example, whether or not the proposed rule ofthe present disclosure is applied and/or a related parameter (forexample, REF_VAL) may be configured (or independently or differently)for a UE in a cast type (for example, unicast, groupcast,broadcast)-specific manner. For example, whether or not the proposedrule of the present disclosure is applied and/or a related parameter(for example, REF_VAL) may be configured (or independently ordifferently) for a UE in a (resource pool) congestion level (forexample, CBR)-specific manner. For example, whether or not the proposedrule of the present disclosure is applied and/or a related parameter(for example, REF_VAL) may be configured (or independently ordifferently) for a UE in an SL HARQ feedback scheme (for example, NACKONLY feedback, ACK/NACK feedback)-specific manner. For example, whetheror not the proposed rule of the present disclosure is applied and/or arelated parameter (for example, REF_VAL) may be configured independentlyor differently for the UE, depending on whether the resource reservationperiod is smaller than or greater than a pre-configured threshold.

FIG. 12 shows a procedure for a UE to select a resource within aselection window based on an embodiment of the present disclosure. Theembodiment of FIG. 12 may be combined with various embodiments of thepresent disclosure.

FIG. 13 shows a method for a UE to exclude a specific resource within aselection window, based on an embodiment of the present disclosure. Theembodiment of FIG. 13 may be combined with various embodiments of thepresent disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 12, in step S1210, the TX UE may receive SCI from atleast one UE (for example, UE #1 to UE #N). For example, the TX UE mayreceive the SCI from at least one UE within the sensing window. Here,for example, the SCI may include information related to a resourcereservation period. For example, the SCI transmitted by UE #1 mayinclude information related to a reservation period of a resourcereserved/selected by UE #1, the SCI transmitted by UE #2 may includeinformation related to a reservation period of a resourcereserved/selected by UE #2, and the SCI transmitted by UE #N may includeinformation related to a reservation period of a resourcereserved/selected by UE #N.

For example, in NR resource allocation mode 2, the at least one UE maytransmit the priority of SL transmission to the TX UE using SCI. Forexample, the TX UE may decode the SCI, and the TX UE may perform sensingand/or resource (re)selection based on the priority. For example, theresource (re) selection procedure may include the step of identifying,by the TX UE, candidate resources in the resource selection window, andthe step of selecting, by the TX UE, a resource for (re)transmissionfrom among the identified candidate resources.

In step S1220, the TX UE may determine the size of the selection window.In the present disclosure, the selection window may be referred to as aresource selection window. For example, the resource selection windowmay be a time interval during which the TX UE selects a resource for SLtransmission. For example, after the TX UE triggers resource(re)selection, the resource selection window may start at T1≥0, theresource selection window may be limited by the remaining packet delaybudget of the TX UE.

In step S1230, the TX UE may determine a resource to be excluded fromresource selection based on the size of the selection window and theresource reservation period. For example, in the step of identifying, bythe TX UE, candidate resources in the resource selection window, when aspecific resource is indicated by the SCI, received by the TX UE from atleast one UE, and if the L1 SL RSRP measurement value for the specificresource exceeds the SL RSRP threshold, the TX UE may not determine thespecific resource as candidate resources. That is, in this case, the TXUE may not select the specific resource as a resource for SLtransmission. For example, the SL RSRP threshold may be determined basedon the priority of the SL transmission indicated by the SCI received bythe TX UE and the priority of SL transmission on the resource selectedby the TX UE.

For example, the TX UE may determine a resource to be excluded fromresource selection based on Table 6.

TABLE 6 (t₀ ^(′SL), t₁ ^(′SL), t₂ ^(′SL), . . . ) denotes the set ofslots which belongs to the sidelink resource pool. The UE shall excludeany candidate single-slot resource R_(x,y) from the set S_(A) if itmeets all the following conditions: (a)  the UE receives an SCI format1-A in slot t_(m) ^(′SL), and ‘Resource reservation period’ field, ifpresent, and ‘Priority’ field in the received SCI format 1-A indicatethe values P_(rsvp)_RX and prio_(RX), respectively; (b)  the RSRPmeasurement performed, for the received SCI format 1-A, is higher thanTh(prio_(RX), prio_(TX)); (c)  the SCI format received in slot t_(m)^(′SL) or the same SCI format which, if and only if the ‘Resourcereservation period’ field is present in the received SCI format 1-A, isassumed to be received in slot(s) t_(m+q×P) _(rsvp) _RX_(′) ^(′SL)determines the set of resource blocks and slots which overlaps withR_(x,y+j×P) _(rsvp) _TX_(′) for q = 1, 2, . . . , Q and j + 0, 1, . . ., C_(resel)−1. Here, P_(rsvp)_RX′ is P_(rsvp)_RX converted to units oflogical slots according to clause 8.1.7,$Q = \left\lbrack \frac{t_{scal}}{P_{rsvp\_ RX}} \right\rceil$ ifP_(rvsp)_RX < T_(scal) and n′ − m ≤ P_(rsvp)_RX′, where t_(n′) ^(′SL) =if slot n belongs to the set (t₀ ^(′SL), t₁ ^(′SL), . . . , t_(T)_(′max) ₋₁ ^(′SL)), otherwise slot t_(n′) ^(′SL) is the first slot afterslot n belonging to the set (t₀ ^(′SL), t₁ ^(′SL), . . . , t_(T) _(′max)₋₁ ^(′SL)); otherwise Q = 1. T_(scal) is set to selection window size T₂converted to units of msec,

Referring to Table 6, when (a), (b), and (c) are satisfied, the TX UEmay exclude the corresponding resource (Rx,y) from the resource set(SA). That is, the TX UE may not select a resource that satisfies theconditions (a), (b), and (c). In this case, for example, the TX UE mayassume that CEILING (REF_VAL/P_VAL) resources are reserved/existed in aP_VAL period, and the TX UE may perform a resource exclusion operationfor the resources. For example, REF_VAL may be the size of the selectionwindow. For example, REF_VAL may be the size of a selection windowconfigured by a (TX) UE performing a sensing operation and/or resourcereservation. For example, Y=CEILING (X) may be a function that derivesthe smallest integer value greater than or equal to X.

In the embodiment of FIG. 13, it is assumed that the TX UE receives SCIfrom another UE based on resource A. And, it is assumed that 5 times theresource reservation period (P) is equal to the size (S) of theselection window (that is, 5*P=S). Specifically, it is assumed that theresource reservation period is 10 ms and the size of the selectionwindow is 50 ms. In this case, the TX UE may determine that CEILING(S/P) resources (that is, resource B in FIG. 13) are selected/reservedby the UE that transmitted the SCI, the TX UE may not select CEILING(S/P) resources (that is, resource B in FIG. 13). On the other hand, theTX UE may determine that the resource after the CEILING (S/P) resource(that is, resource C in FIG. 13) is not selected/reserved by the UE thattransmitted the SCI, it may be allowed for the TX UE to select resourceC of FIG. 13.

According to the prior art, when the TX UE receives SCI from another UEbased on resource A, TX UE may determine that CEILING (100 [ms]/P)resources are selected/reserved by the UE that transmitted the SCI, TXUE may not select a resource of CEILING (100 [ms]/P). Here, P may be aresource reservation period in ‘ms’. That is, according to the priorart, the TX UE cannot select resource C as well as resource B of FIG.13. This may lead to an unnecessary resource exclusion operation of anunnecessary UE. On the other hand, according to the proposed method,based on the size of the selection window and the resource reservationperiod, the TX UE may perform an efficient resource exclusion operation.

Referring back to FIG. 12, in step S1240, the TX UE may select at leastone resource from the remaining resources except for the excludedresources. And, the TX UE may transmit a PSCCH and/or a PSSCH based onthe at least one resource.

Based on an embodiment of the present disclosure, in the CRcalculation/counting process, the UE may not reflect the SL(retransmission) reservation resource (signaled by SCI) that will not beused in the CR calculation/counting based on the HARQ feedback (forexample, ACK) (received from RX UE). For example, the UE may not reflectthe number of subchannels related to the SL (retransmission) reservationresource (signaled by SCI) that will not be used in the CRcalculation/counting based on the HARQ feedback (for example, ACK)(received from RX UE). For example, the UE may not reflect the SL(retransmission) reservation resource (signaled by SCI) that will not beused based on the UL/SL prioritization in the CR calculation/counting.For example, the UE may not reflect the number of subchannels related tothe SL (retransmission) reservation resource (signaled by SCI) that willnot be used in the CR calculation/counting, based on the UL/SLprioritization. For example, the UL/SL prioritization situation may be asituation in which the UE omits SL transmission, due to overlapping ofhigh-priority UL transmission and SL transmission. Here, for example,the above rule may be configured to be limitedly applied only when the(related) SL grant (for example, retransmission reservation resource) isreleased based on the reception of the HARQ feedback (for example, ACK).For example, the above rule may be configured to be limitedly appliedonly when the (related) SL grant (for example, retransmissionreservation resource) is cleared based on the reception of the HARQfeedback (for example, ACK). For example, the above rule may beconfigured to be limitedly applied only when the (interlocked) HARQbuffer is flushed. For example, the above rule may be configured to belimitedly applied only to the case of an SL grant generated fortransmission of a single MAC PDU. For example, the rule may beconfigured to be limitedly applied only to the case of an SL grantgenerated for transmission of multiple MAC PDUs.

Alternatively, for example, even though the (related) SL grant (forexample, retransmission reservation resource) is released/cleared basedon reception of HARQ feedback (for example, ACK) or the (associated)HARQ buffer is flushed, since other (some) UEs on the system may not beable to use the released/cleared (re)transmission resource, the UE maybe configured to (still) reflect the resource in CRcalculation/counting. For example, even though the (related) SL grant(for example, retransmission reservation resource) is released/clearedbased on reception of HARQ feedback (for example, ACK) or the(associated) HARQ buffer is flushed, since other (some) UEs on thesystem may not be able to use the released/cleared (re)transmissionresource, the UE may be configured to (still) reflect the resource in CRcalculation/counting, in a resource pool-specific manner. For example,even though the (related) SL grant (for example, retransmissionreservation resource) is released/cleared based on reception of HARQfeedback (for example, ACK) or the (associated) HARQ buffer is flushed,since other (some) UEs on the system may not be able to use thereleased/cleared (re)transmission resource, the UE may be configured to(still) reflect the resource in CR calculation/counting, in a servicetype-specific manner. For example, even though the (related) SL grant(for example, retransmission reservation resource) is released/clearedbased on reception of HARQ feedback (for example, ACK) or the(associated) HARQ buffer is flushed, since other (some) UEs on thesystem may not be able to use the released/cleared (re)transmissionresource, the UE may be configured to (still) reflect the resource in CRcalculation/counting, in a service priority-specific manner. Forexample, even though the (related) SL grant (for example, retransmissionreservation resource) is released/cleared based on reception of HARQfeedback (for example, ACK) or the (associated) HARQ buffer is flushed,since other (some) UEs on the system may not be able to use thereleased/cleared (re)transmission resource, the UE may be configured to(still) reflect the resource in CR calculation/counting, in a (resourcepool) congestion level-specific manner.

For example, due to pre-emption and/or UL/SL prioritization, even thoughthe UE cannot use the previously reserved (retransmission) resource orthe UE releases/clears the previously reserved (retransmission) resourceand performs reselection of the (retransmission) resource, since other(some) UEs on the system may not be able to use the released/cleared(re)transmission resource, the UE may be configured to (still) reflectthe resource in CR calculation/counting. For example, due to pre-emptionand/or UL/SL prioritization, even though the UE cannot use thepreviously reserved (retransmission) resource or the UE releases/clearsthe previously reserved (retransmission) resource and performsreselection of the (retransmission) resource, since other (some) UEs onthe system may not be able to use the released/cleared (re)transmissionresource, the UE may be configured to (still) reflect the resource in CRcalculation/counting, in a resource pool-specific manner. For example,due to pre-emption and/or UL/SL prioritization, even though the UEcannot use the previously reserved (retransmission) resource or the UEreleases/clears the previously reserved (retransmission) resource andperforms reselection of the (retransmission) resource, since other(some) UEs on the system may not be able to use the released/cleared(re)transmission resource, the UE may be configured to (still) reflectthe resource in CR calculation/counting, in a service priority-specificmanner. For example, due to pre-emption and/or UL/SL prioritization,even though the UE cannot use the previously reserved (retransmission)resource or the UE releases/clears the previously reserved(retransmission) resource and performs reselection of the(retransmission) resource, since other (some) UEs on the system may notbe able to use the released/cleared (re)transmission resource, the UEmay be configured to (still) reflect the resource in CRcalculation/counting, in a (resource pool) congestion level-specificmanner.

Here, for example, when the above rule is applied, during retransmissionoperation based on HARQ feedback reception, it is possible to preventthe UE from excessively reserving (retransmission) resources.

Based on an embodiment of the present disclosure, the 2^(nd) SCI formatmay be determined as follows. For example, the 2^(nd) SCI format mayinclude 2^(nd) SCI format A and/or 2^(nd) SCI format B.

For example, the ^(2nd) SCI format A may

-   -   not include (of TX UE) zone ID field and communication range        field, where, the communication range field may be related to a        transmission MAC PDU (for example, TB) and/or (interlocked)        service, and/or    -   be configured to be used/specified when (depending on whether        PSSCH decoding success or not) HARQ feedback scheme (based on        unicast and/or groupcast) in which ACK or NACK information is        transmitted (hereinafter, HARQ_FDTYPE1) (and/or (groupcast) NACK        ONLY HARQ feedback scheme (which is not based on the distance        between TX UE and RX UE)) is used/requested, and/or    -   be configured to be used/specified when SL communication based        on unicast and/or groupcast is performed (and/or when the        groupcast HARQ feedback scheme based on HARQ_FDTYPE3 is        used/requested), and/or    -   include HARQ feedback ENABLED/DISABLED indicator (field)        (hereinafter, HQ_EDFD).

For example, the 2^(nd) SCI format B may

-   -   include a zone ID field (of the TX UE) and a communication range        field, where the communication range field may be related to a        transmission MAC PDU (for example, TB) and/or (interlocked)        service, and/or    -   be configured to be used/specified when the (group cast) NACK        ONLY HARQ feedback scheme (hereinafter, HARQ_FDTYPE2) based on        the distance between the TX UE and the RX UE (and/or the        (groupcast) NACK ONLY HARQ feedback scheme (hereinafter,        HARQ_FDTYPE3) (not based on the distance between TX UE and RX        UE)) is used/requested, and/or    -   be configured to be used/specified when groupcast-based SL        communication is performed (and/or when HARQ_FDTYPE2 (and/or        HARQ_FDTYPE3)-based groupcast HARQ feedback scheme is        used/requested), and/or    -   include HARQ feedback ENABLED/DISABLED indicator (field).

Here, for example, on the 2^(nd) SCI format A and/or the 2^(nd) SCIformat B, a field, for the RX UE (from TX UE), informing whichparameter-based PSFCH resource should be used to transmit HARQ feedbackand/or what method/type-based HARQ feedback should be performed(hereinafter, as MID_FIELD) may be defined. For example, the field mayhave a pre-configured size (for example, 1 bit).

Specifically, for example, if MID_FIELD is indicated as 0, the RX UE mayspecify/determine a (group) member ID parameter (for example, M_ID)value of 0 in the formula for determining the PSFCH resource (index),and the RX UE may determine/derive a PSFCH resource (index), throughwhich HARQ feedback is transmitted, based on M_ID=0. For example, ifMID_FIELD is indicated as 0, the RX UE may specify/determine a (group)member ID parameter (for example, M_ID) value of 0 in the formula fordetermining the PSFCH resource (index), and the RX UE may apply a(unicast-based) HARQ feedback scheme in which (pre-configured) ACK orNACK information is transmitted. For example, if MID_FIELD is indicatedas 0, the RX UE may specify/determine a (group) member ID parameter (forexample, M_ID) value of 0 in the formula for determining the PSFCHresource (index), and the RX UE may apply the HARQ feedback scheme ofHARQ_FDTYPE2. For example, if MID_FIELD is indicated as 0, the RX UE mayspecify/determine a (group) member ID parameter (for example, M_ID)value of 0 in the formula for determining the PSFCH resource (index),and the RX UE may apply the HARQ feedback scheme of HARQ_FDTYPE3.

For example, if MID_FIELD is indicated as 1, the RX UE maydesignate/determine the member ID parameter (for example, M_ID) value inthe formula for determining the PSFCH resource (index) as the (memberID) value provided by the (own) upper layer (for example, V2X layer),and the RX UE may determine/derive a PSFCH resource (index) throughwhich HARQ feedback is transmitted based on the (member ID) value. Forexample, if MID_FIELD is indicated as 1, the RX UE maydesignate/determine the member ID parameter (for example, M_ID) value inthe formula for determining the PSFCH resource (index) as the (memberID) value provided by the (own) upper layer (for example, V2X layer),and the RX UE may apply a (groupcast-based) HARQ feedback scheme inwhich ACK or NACK information is transmitted based on a (member ID)value.

For example, if the HQ_EDFD field is indicated as DISABLED, theMID_FIELD field may be designated/configured as a pre-configured(specific) value (for example, 0 or 1) (hereinafter, FX_VAL). Forexample, if the TX UE does not request HARQ feedback from the RX UE, theMID_FIELD field may be designated/configured as FX_VAL. For example,when the TX UE transmits a HARQ DISABLED MAC PDU (and/or LCH relateddata) to the RX UE, the MID_FIELD field may be designated/configured asFX_VAL. For example, when the TX UE performs blind retransmission (fortransmission MAC PDU), the MID_FIELD field may be designated/configuredas FX_VAL. Here, for example, when the above rule is applied, (if theHQ_EDFD field is indicated as DISABLED), when the MID_FIELD field isdesignated as a value other than FX_VAL, it may be considered toindicate other (pre-configured) information/state (for example, type ofcast (for example, the distinction between groupcast and unicast, thedistinction of groupcast and/or unicast from broadcast)) (for example,it can be interpreted as a kind of reserved status (to be used in futureRELEASE)).

For example, through a predefined field (for example, 2 bits) on the2^(nd) SCI format A and/or the 2^(nd) SCI format B and/or the 1^(st) SCIformat, it may be configured to be signaled the cast type informationand/or HARQ feedback scheme information. For example, through apredefined field (for example, 2 bits) on the 2^(nd) SCI format A and/orthe 2^(nd) SCI format B and/or the 1^(st) SCI format, the UE maytransmit cast type information and/or HARQ feedback scheme information.Here, for example, through a predefined field of 2 bits, any one of aunicast HARQ feedback scheme, a groupcast (type 1) HARQ feedback option1, a groupcast (type 2) HARQ feedback option 2, or broadcast may beindicated. For example, the unicast HARQ feedback scheme may be in theform of an ACK/NACK HARQ feedback. For example, according to the unicastHARQ feedback scheme, the UE may consider the (group) member IDparameter (for example, M_ID) value in the formula for determining thePSFCH resource (index) to be 0, and then, may determine/derive a PSFCHresource (index) through which the HARQ feedback is transmitted. Forexample, the groupcast (type 1) HARQ feedback option 1 may be in theform of a NACK ONLY HARQ feedback. For example, according to groupcast(type 1) HARQ feedback option 1, the UE may consider the (group) memberID parameter (for example, M_ID) value in the formula for determiningthe PSFCH resource (index) to be 0, and then, may determine/derive aPSFCH resource (index) through which the HARQ feedback is transmitted.For example, groupcast (type 2) HARQ feedback option 2 may be in theform of ACK/NACK HARQ feedback. For example, according to groupcast(type 2) HARQ feedback option 2, the UE may consider the (group) memberID parameter (for example, M_ID) value in the formula for determiningthe PSFCH resource (index) as the (member ID) value provided by theupper layer (of the UE), and then, may determine/derive a PSFCH resource(index) through which the HARQ feedback is transmitted. For example, thebroadcast scheme may be a form in which HARQ feedback is disabled.

FIG. 14 shows a procedure in which a base station performs sizealignment for SL DCI based on an embodiment of the present disclosure.FIG. 14 could be combined with various embodiments of the presentdisclosure.

Based on an embodiment of the present disclosure, multiple resourcepools may be configured or pre-configured for a UE. For example,multiple resource pools may be multiple mode 1 resource pools. Forexample, in step S1410, the base station may transmit informationrelated to the multiple resource pools to the UE. In the above-describedcase, on the mode 1 DCI (for example, DCI format 3_0) transmitted by thebase station, the index field (hereinafter, RP_FID) of the (interlocked)resource pool may be defined. Here, for example, when the base stationtransmits mode 1 DCI to the UE, the base station may inform the UE forwhich resource pool the mode 1 DCI is scheduling. For example, when thebase station transmits mode 1 DCI to the UE, the base station may informwhich resource pool the mode 1 DCI is related with.

In the above case, for example, if (some) parameters and/or operationsbelow (related to MODE 1 operation) can be configured differentlybetween the multiple mode 1 resource pools, a payload size (of MODE 1DCI) may vary depending on a resource pool targeted by the mode 1 DCI.

Ex) the maximum number of time resources (for example, slots) that canbe signaled by mode 1 DCI, and/or the maximum number of time resources(for example, slots) that can be signaled by SCI, and/or

Ex) the number of subchannels constituting the resource pool, and/or

Ex) whether a CG action is configured, and/or whether monitoring formode 1 DCI (for example, DCI format 3_0) based on CRC scrambled withSL-CS-RNTI is configured (for example, accordingly, whether (CG)configuration index field (on the CG/DG related mode 1 DCI) exists ornot is determined), and/or

Ex) whether a PUCCH resource is configured, and/or whether a reportingoperation for SL HARQ feedback information through PUCCH is configured,and/or HARQ codebook type applied when reporting SL HARQ feedbackinformation through PUCCH, and/or

Ex) the number of candidate values that can be designated as a time gapbetween the PSFCH slot and the PUCCH slot, for example, the number ofcandidate values that can be designated as a time gap between the PSFCHslot and the PUCCH slot when a reporting operation for SL HARQ feedbackinformation through PUCCH is configured, and/or

Ex) (SL) (maximum) number of HARQ process IDs, for example, (maximum)number of (SL) HARQ process IDs related to mode 1 DCI operation and/orSL operation

However, since the UE cannot know in advance the resource pool targetedby the mode 1 DCI transmitted by the base station, there may be aproblem in that the UE has to perform blind search/decoding for payloadsizes of the multiple mode 1 DCIs (which may be different for eachresource pool).

In order to alleviate the above-mentioned problem, for example, payloadsizes of multiple mode 1 DCIs respectively related with the multipleresource pools may be aligned. For example, in step S1420, the basestation may match the payload sizes of the multiple mode 1 DCIsrespectively related with the multiple resource pools. In step S1430,the UE may monitor the multiple mode 1 DCIs. For the convenience ofexplanation, a case, in which payload sizes of multiple mode 1 DCIsrespectively related with the multiple resource pools are aligned, maybe referred to as option A. Hereinafter, a specific example of option Awill be described.

For example, to the largest payload size among the payload sizes of themultiple (different) mode 1 DCIs related with the multiple resourcepools, the payload size of the remaining mode 1 DCI may be aligned (forexample, zero padding). For example, the base station may align thepayload sizes of the multiple mode 1 DCIs to the largest payload size,by performing zero padding on the payloads of the remaining mode 1 DCIs.Table 7 shows an example of matching the payload sizes of the multiplemode 1 DCIs (for example, DCI format 3_0).

TABLE 7 If multiple transmit resource pools are provided insl-TxPoolScheduling, zeros shall be appended to the DCI format 3_0 untilthe payload size is equal to the size of a DCI format 3_0 given by aconfiguration of the transmit resource pool resulting in the largestnumber of information bits for DCI format 3_0. If the UE is configuredto monitor DCI format 3_1 and the number of information bits in DCIformat 3_0 is less than the payload of DCI format 3_1, zeros shall beappended to DCI format 3_0 until the payload size equals that of DCIformat 3_1. If the UE is configured to monitor DCI format 3_0 and thenumber of information bits in DCI format 3_1 is less than the payload ofDCI format 3_0, zeros shall be appended to DCI format 3_1 until thepayload size equals that of DCI format 3_0.

Referring to Table 7, when the multiple resource pools are configuredfor the UE, until being equal to the size of the DCI having the largestsize among the multiple DCIs (for example, DCI format 3_0), the basestation may perform zero padding on the remaining DCI. For example, itmay be assumed that four resource pools (for example, resource pool A,resource pool B, resource pool C, resource pool D) are configured forthe UE, and the size of the DCI related with resource pool A is thelargest. In this case, by performing zero padding on the DCI relatedwith the remaining resource pool (for example, DCI related with resourcepool B, DCI related with resource pool C, DCI related with resource poolD), the base station may align the sizes of a plurality of DCIs (forexample, the size of the DCI related with resource pool A, the size ofthe DCI related with resource pool B, the size of the DCI related withresource pool C, the size of the DCI related with resource pool D) witheach other. In addition, the UE may monitor or receive the multiple DCIsbased on the aligned DCI size. Additionally, when the size of DCI format3_0 does not aligned with the size of DCI format 3_1, by performing zeropadding on the DCI format having a small size, the base station mayalign the size of DCI format 3_0 with the size of DCI format 3_1. Here,for example, DCI format 3_0 may be DCI used for scheduling NR PSCCH andNR PSSCH in one cell, DCI format 3_1 may be DCI used for scheduling LTEPSCCH and LTE PSSCH in one cell.

For example, to the smallest payload size among the multiple (different)mode 1 DCI payload sizes related with the multiple resource pools, thepayload size of the remaining mode 1 DCI may be aligned (for example,(field or bit) truncation). For example, by performing truncation on thepayload of the remaining mode 1 DCI, the base station may align thepayload sizes of the multiple mode 1 DCIs to the smallest payload size.

For example, payload sizes of the multiple (different) mode 1 DCIsrelated with the multiple resource pools may be aligned to apre-configured (reference) payload size (for example, (field or bit)truncation or zero padding). For example, by performing truncation orzero padding on the payloads of the multiple mode 1 DCIs, the basestation may align the payload sizes of the multiple mode 1 DCIs to apre-configured (reference) payload size.

For example, all of the parameters and/or the operation may beidentically configured between the multiple resource pools (related tothe MODE 1 operation). For the convenience of explanation, a case, inwhich all of the parameters and/or the operation are identicallyconfigured between the multiple resource pools, may be referred to asoption B. For example, according to option B, the UE may not expect thatthe payload size of the mode 1 DCI used for scheduling for differentresource pools is (partially) different. For example, according tooption B, the UE may determine/assume that the payload sizes of mode 1DCI used for scheduling for different resource pools are all the same.

For example, index information (bits) of the (interlocked) resource poolmay be masked and/or scrambled to the mode 1 DCI related CRC. For theconvenience of explanation, a case, in which index information (bits) ofthe (interlocked) resource pool is masked and/or scrambled to the mode 1DCI-related CRC, may be referred to as option C. For example, the mode 1DCI related CRC may be (pre-configured) CRC least significant bit (LSB)X bits For example, X may be a positive integer. For example, X may be3.

Additionally, for example, a payload size may be identical between a DCIformat (for example, DCI format 0_1 or DCI FORMAT 0_0) (hereinafter,REF_UUDCI) related to pre-configured Uu communication (for example,communication between a base station and a UE) and a mode 1 DCI (forexample, DCI format 3_0). For example, the base station may align thepayload size between the REF_UUDCI and the mode 1 DCI (for example, DCIformat 3_0). For example, in order to prevent the (maximum) number ofblind decodings (which the UE can support) from being exceeded, thepayload size may be aligned between the REF_UUDCI and the mode 1 DCI.For example, to prevent the (maximum) number of DCI format budgets frombeing exceeded, the payload size may be aligned between the REF_UUDCIand the mode 1 DCI.

In the above case, for example, the largest payload size (hereafter,REP_SLSIZE) among the payload sizes of mode 1 DCIs related to themultiple source pools derived based on option A and the payload size ofthe SL DCI format (for example, DCI format 3_1) used by the NR basestation for scheduling of the LTE SL may be aligned. For example, thesmallest payload size (hereafter, REP_SLSIZE) among the payload sizes ofmode 1 DCIs related to the multiple source pools derived based on optionA and the payload size of the SL DCI format (for example, DCI format3_1) used by the NR base station for scheduling of the LTE SL may bealigned. Additionally, for example, the payload size of REP_SLSIZE andREF_UUDCI may be aligned. For example, the base station may align thepayload size of the SL DCI format (for example, DCI format 3_1) used bythe NR base station for scheduling of LTE SL and REP_SLSIZE, and thebase station may align the payload sizes of REF_UUDCI and REP_SLSIZE. Inthis case, for example, if the payload size of REF_UUDCI is larger thanREP_SLSIZE, all of the payload sizes of mode 1 DCIs related to theplurality of resource pools may be aligned to the payload sizes ofREF_UUDCI. For example, if the payload size of REF_UUDCI is larger thanREP_SLSIZE, by performing zero padding on the payload size of mode 1DCIs related to the multiple resource pools, the base station may alignthe payload size of mode 1 DCIs related to the multiple resource poolsto the payload size of REF_UUDCI.

For example, if the base station aligns the (total) payload size betweenmode 1 DCIs (related to multiple resource pools) based on option A, thebase station may be configured to align the payload size in terms of theoverall payload. For the convenience of explanation, a case, in whichthe base station is configured to align the payload size in terms of theoverall payload, may be referred to as method A. For example, accordingto method A, the base station performs zero padding on the mode 1 DCI ofthe (relatively) small overall payload size, so that it has the same(payload) size as the mode 1 DCI of the largest overall payload size.For example, according to method A, the base station performs zeropadding after the last (LSB) bit of the mode 1 DCI of the (relatively)small overall payload size, so that it has the same (payload) size asthe mode 1 DCI of the largest overall payload size.

For example, if the base station aligns the (total) payload size betweenthe mode 1 DCIs (related to multiple resource pools) based on option A,the base station may be configured to align the overall payload size byaligning the size in terms of each field. For the convenience ofexplanation, a case, in which the base station is configured to alignthe overall payload size by aligning the size in terms of each field,may be referred to as method B. For example, according to method B, whenthe size of a specific field (for example, frequency resource allocationfield) of mode 1 DCI related to resource pool X is larger than the sizeof the same-purpose field of mode 1 DCI related to resource pool Y, thebase station may align the field size of the latter with the field sizeof the former. In this case, for example, the base station may performzero padding on the most significant bit (MSB) of the field of thelatter. For example, the base station may perform zero padding on theleast significant bit (LSB) of the field of the latter.

For example, when method B is applied, it may be interpreted that thefield types/configurations on the mode 1 DCIs related to multipleresource pools are the same. For example, when method B is applied, itmay be interpreted that the field (disposition) order on the mode 1 DCIsrelated to multiple resource pools is the same.

For example, when the field types/configurations on Mode 1 DCIs relatedto multiple resource pools are different, Method B can be applied to thefields that exist identically, Method A may be applied to the remaining.Through this, for example, the payload size may be configured to bealigned between mode 1 DCIs. For example, by applying method A(exceptionally), the payload size may be configured to be alignedbetween mode 1 DCIs.

For example, the size of a field for the same purpose and/or existenceof a field for a specific purpose may be different between Mode 1 DCIsrelated to multiple resource pools, and/or the number of mode 1 resourcepools configured for each carrier may be different. Accordingly, inconsideration of this, a field indicating an index of a carrier on whichan SL (transmission) resource is scheduled (hereinafter, CIF) may bedefined to appear preferentially on the mode 1 DCI over the RP_FIDfield. For example, in mode 1 DCI, the CIF field may be defined as thefirst field, the RP_FID field may be defined as the second field, the(frequency/time) resource information field may be defined after thethird field. For example, the CIF may be defined to appearpreferentially on the mode 1 DCI over the PSSCH and/or PSCCH-relatedtime/frequency (transmission) resource information (for example,location/number) field. For example, the CIF (related to the first PSSCHtransmission) may be defined to appear preferentially on the mode 1 DCIover the PSCCH (start) frequency (transmission) resource informationfield.

For example, the above rules may be limitedly applied only to the methodA-based operation. For example, the above rules may be limitedly appliedonly to the method B-based operation. Through this, for example, the UEmay decode the CIF field and/or the RP_FID field, regardless of a fieldof a changed size. For example, the UE may decode the CIF field and/orthe RP_FID field, regardless of a field of a size that is changedaccording to a resource pool and/or a carrier.

For example, a synchronization reference source used for mode 1 SLoperation and/or selectable for mode 1 SL operation may be identicallyconfigured on multiple resource pools. For example, a synchronizationreference source used for mode 1 SL operation and/or selectable for mode1 SL operation may be configured differently on multiple resource pools.

For example, between SL CSI reporting operations triggered based onmultiple resource pools, it may be allowed (exceptionally) that the SLCSI reporting latency bounds are overlapped. For example, in the case ofan SL CSI reporting operation triggered based on multiple resourcepools, before the UE (successfully) receives the SL CSI information forthe SL CSI report triggered based on a specific resource pool, it may beallowed (exceptionally) for the UE to (additionally) trigger the SL CSIreport based on another resource pool.

For example, the proposed rule of the present disclosure may belimitedly applied only to DCI related to mode 1 CG type 2. For example,the proposed rule of the present disclosure may be limitedly appliedonly to mode 1 DG DCI.

In step S1440, the UE may perform SL transmission based on the receivedDCI.

According to the proposed method, since the maximum number of blinddecoding that a UE supports may not be exceeded, the complexity of theUE due to the blind decoding for DCI can be reduced. In addition,according to the proposed method, since the maximum number of DCI formatbudgets of the UE may not be exceeded, the complexity of the UE due tothe blind decoding for DCI may be reduced.

Based on an embodiment of the present disclosure, when SL communication(for example, unicast or groupcast) is performed between UEs, when a UEchanges the synchronization source/reference (hereinafter, SL_REF), theUE may declare (SL) RLF for the corresponding SL communication (link)and/or SL session and/or PC5 RRC connection. For example, if the UEchanges SL_REF to another SL_REF after establishing a session (relatedto SL communication (link)), the UE may declare (SL) RLF for thecorresponding SL communication (link) and/or SL session and/or PC5 RRCconnection. For example, if a UE changes the SL_REF to another SL_REFbefore establishing a session (related to SL communication (link)), theUE may declare (SL) RLF for the corresponding SL communication (link)and/or SL session and/or PC5 RRC connection. For example, when SLcommunication (for example, unicast or groupcast) is performed betweenUEs, if the difference value, between the (time/frequency)synchronization related to the changed SL_REF and the (time/frequency)synchronization related to the SL_REF before the change, exceeds apre-configured threshold (for example, CP length), the UE may declare(SL) RLF for the corresponding SL communication (link) and/or SL sessionand/or PC5 RRC connection.

Based on an embodiment of the present disclosure, the UE may transmit aplurality of PSFCHs. For the convenience of explanation, the number of aplurality of PSFCHs transmissions may be referred to as K_VAL. In thiscase, for example, the sum of transmit power required for the pluralityof PSFCH transmissions may exceed the maximum transmission power valueof the UE and/or the PCMAX value calculated based on K_VAL PSFCHtransmissions (hereinafter, power limited case). In this case, accordingto (part of) the following rules, the UE may determine PSFCH to betransmitted, and the UE may determine the transmission power (related tothe transmitted PSFCH). Here, for example, K_VAL may beassumed/considered to be less than or equal to the maximum number ofPSFCHs that the UE can transmit simultaneously.

For example, after the UE divides the PSFCH group for each (interlocked)priority value, the UE may increase the number of transmitted PSFCHgroups in the descending order of priority values (for example, a largerpriority value is interpreted as a higher priority). In this case, whenthe power-limited case is reached, (A) the UE may omit (all) thetransmission (hereinafter, PF_GR_PL) for the PSFCH group of the prioritywhich is involved lastly (which causes that the power-limited case),and/or (B) to avoid reaching the power limited case, the UE maydetermine/select how many PSFCHs to perform among the PSFCHs included inPF_GR_PL according to the UE implementation. In addition, for example,when transmitting the highest priority PSFCH group, if the power limitedcase is reached, in order not to reach the power limited case, the UEmay determine/select how many PSFCHs transmission to perform among thePSFCHs included in the PSFCH group according to UE implementation.

For example, (under the example situation (where the rules are applied)described above (for example, power-limited case)), the minimum numberof simultaneously transmitted PSFCHs may be configured as the (total)number of PSFCHs having a priority higher than or equal to PSFCH ofpriority K and/or the (total) number of PSFCHs belonging to the PSFCHgroup (hereinafter, NPF_K). For example, (under the example situation(where the rules are applied) described above (for example,power-limited case)), the minimum number of simultaneously transmittedPSFCHs may be configured as the (total) number of PSFCHs having apriority lower than or equal to the PSFCH of priority K and/or the(total) number of PSFCHs belonging to the PSFCH group (hereinafter,NPF_K). For example, (under the example situation (where the rules areapplied) described above (for example, power-limited case)), the minimumnumber of simultaneously transmitted PSFCHs may be configured as themaximum value among NPF_K and 1. Here, for example, when PSFCHtransmissions of the (total) number of PSFCHs having a priority higherthan or equal to that of the PSFCH of priority K and/or the (total)number of PSFCHs belonging to the PSFCH group are performed, the powerlimited case should not be reached. For example, when PSFCHtransmissions of the (total) number of PSFCHs of priority lower than orequal to the PSFCH of priority K and/or the (total) number of PSFCHsbelonging to the PSFCH group are performed, the power limited caseshould not be reached.

Based on an embodiment of the present disclosure, only when the UEreserves (transmission) resources with a (transmission) resourcereservation period longer than a pre-configured threshold value, the UEmay be configured to apply restrictions on preemption resources. Forexample, only when the UE reserves a (transmission) resource with a(transmission) resource reservation period shorter than a pre-configuredthreshold, the UE may be configured to apply the restriction on thepreemption resource. For example, the preemption resource may be aresource on which a preemption check is performed. For example, therestrictions may be restrictions on a (future) time domain.

For example, when the UE reserves a (transmission) resource with a(transmission) resource reservation period (P) longer than a(pre-configured) threshold, in the interval from (SL logical) slot #K to(SL logical) slot #(K+P), the UE may be configured to perform preemptioncheck and/or application only for the reserved resources correspondingto (SL logical) period section including slot #(K+P) (for example, slot#(K+P) to slot #(K+2P−1)) and/or (SL logical) slot #(K+P), and the UEmay be configured not to perform a preemption check and/or applicationfor a subsequent (period-related) resource (hereinafter, F_RSC).

For example, when the UE reserves a (transmission) resource with a(transmission) resource reservation period (P) shorter than a(pre-configured) threshold, in the interval from (SL logical) slot #K to(SL logical) slot #(K+P), the UE may be configured to perform preemptioncheck and/or application only for the reserved resources correspondingto (SL logical) period section including slot #(K+P) (for example, slot#(K+P) to slot #(K+2P−1)) and/or (SL logical) slot #(K+P), and the UEmay be configured not to perform a preemption check and/or applicationfor a subsequent (period-related) resource (hereinafter, F_RSC).

For example, (under the example situation described above) informationon the (future) time interval in which the preemption check and/orapplication is performed and/or information on the number of resourcereservation periods may be configured to the UE by the basestation/network, or may be pre-configured. For example, (under theexample situation described above) information on the (future) timeinterval in which the preemption check and/or application is performedand/or information on the number of resource reservation periods may beconfigured to the UE by the base station/network, or may bepre-configured, resource pool specifically. For example, (under theexample situation described above) information on the (future) timeinterval in which the preemption check and/or application is performedand/or information on the number of resource reservation periods may beconfigured to the UE by the base station/network, or may bepre-configured, service type specifically. For example, (under theexample situation described above) information on the (future) timeinterval in which the preemption check and/or application is performedand/or information on the number of resource reservation periods may beconfigured to the UE by the base station/network, or may bepre-configured, (resource pool) congestion level (for example, CBR)specifically.

For example, for a preemption check, and/or for a (preemption-based)resource reselection operation, the above-described proposed rule may beconfigured for the UE to be limitedly applied only when the resourcereservation period is greater than the processing time T3 required forsensing and/or generating channel/signal (to be transmitted). Forexample, the UE may not perform preemption check and/or application forF_RSC.

For example, when the resource reservation period is less than or equalto the processing time (T3) required for sensing and/or generatingchannel/signal (to be transmitted) and the like, preemption check and/orapplication for F_RSC may be configured to be performed by a UEimplementation. For example, when the resource reservation period isless than or equal to the processing time (T3) required for sensingand/or generating channel/signal (to be transmitted) and the like, onlywhen the UE has MAC PDU and/or (interlocked) LCH related data to betransmitted on F_RSC, the UE may be configured to perform a preemptioncheck and/or application for F_RSC. For example, when the resourcereservation period is less than or equal to the processing time (T3)required for sensing and/or generating channel/signal (to betransmitted) and the like, the UE may be configured to always perform apreemption check and/or application for F_RSC.

Based on an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the UE convertsthe transmission resource reservation period (P_TX, millisecond) intothe number of (SL logical) slots, the UE may acquire the number of (SLlogical) slots based on the formula CEILING (N/Y*P_TX). Here, forexample, the Y parameter may be the number of (interlocked) numerology(for example, sub-carrier spacing)-based (UL) slots signaled from thePSBCH existing within a 20 ms interval. For example, the Y parameter maybe the total number of (actual) (UL) slots included in the (interlocked)numerology-based (UL) slots signaled from the PSBCH within a 20 msinterval (satisfying the number/position of symbols constituting the SLnumerology and/or the SL slot) (based on Uu communication numerology).For example, the X parameter may be the number of (UL) slots that can bedesignated as SL slots. For example, the X parameter may be the numberof (UL) slots to which a bitmap related to a resource pool for SLcommunication can be applied. In the present disclosure, for example, aslot may be interpreted (broadly) as a physical slot or (SL) logicalslot.

Based on an embodiment of the present disclosure, the in-coverage UE inthe (RRC) IDLE state located within the coverage of the network may notexpect that SCS value and/or CP type/length of reference TDD UL/DLconfiguration used to derive TDD UL/DL configuration fieldvalue/configuration on PSBCH are configured (by the network/basestation) differently from SCS value and/or CP type/length related to SLcommunication. For example, an out-of-coverage UE located outside thecoverage of the network may not expect that SCS value and/or CPtype/length of reference TDD UL/DL configuration used to derive TDDUL/DL configuration field value/configuration on PSBCH are configured(by the network/base station) differently from SCS value and/or CPtype/length related to SL communication. For example, a UE may determinethat SCS value and/or CP type/length of reference TDD UL/DLconfiguration used to derive TDD UL/DL configuration fieldvalue/configuration on PSBCH are the same as SCS value and/or CPtype/length related to SL communication.

Whether the proposed rule of the present disclosure applies and/orrelated parameters may be configured for a UE in a resourcepool-specific manner (or independently or differently). For example,whether the proposed rule of the present disclosure applies and/orrelated parameters may be configured for a UE in a service type-specificmanner (or independently or differently). For example, whether theproposed rule of the present disclosure applies and/or relatedparameters may be configured for a UE in a service priority-specificmanner (or independently or differently). For example, whether theproposed rule of the present disclosure applies and/or relatedparameters may be configured for a UE in a QoS requirement (for example,URLLC/EMBB traffic, reliability, latency)-specific manner (orindependently or differently). For example, whether the proposed rule ofthe present disclosure applies and/or related parameters may beconfigured for a UE in a cast type (for example, unicast, groupcast,broadcast)-specific manner (or independently or differently). Forexample, whether the proposed rule of the present disclosure appliesand/or related parameters may be configured for a UE in a (resourcepool) congestion level (for example, CBR)-specific manner (orindependently or differently). For example, whether the proposed rule ofthe present disclosure applies and/or related parameters may beconfigured for a UE in an SL HARQ feedback scheme (for example, NACKONLY feedback, ACK/NACK feedback)-specific manner (or independently ordifferently). For example, whether the proposed rule of the presentdisclosure applies and/or related parameters may be configuredindependently or differently for a UE, depending on whether the resourcereservation period is less than or greater than a pre-configuredthreshold. For example, whether the proposed rule of the presentdisclosure applies and/or related parameters may be configuredindependently or differently for a UE, depending on whether thePUCCH-based SL HARQ feedback reporting operation is configured or not.

FIG. 15 shows a method for a first device to perform wirelesscommunication, based on an embodiment of the present disclosure. Theembodiment of FIG. 15 may be combined with various embodiments of thepresent disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 15, in step S1510, the first device may receive, on aslot from the second device, first sidelink control information (SCI)including information related to a resource reservation period. In stepS1520, the first device may determine a size of a selection window basedon a remaining packet delay budget. In step S1530, the first device mayobtain a value of N by applying a CEILING function to a value obtainedby dividing the size of the selection window by the resource reservationperiod. In step S1540, the first device may determine that the resourceis reserved by the second device, on the N slots which is spaced apartby the unit of the resource reservation period, after the slot in whichthe first SCI is received. In step S1550, the first device may select aresource for SL communication within the selection window, based on thedetermination. For example, N may be a positive integer.

For example, at least one resource reserved by the first device on the Nslots, spaced apart in units of the resource reservation period, may beexcluded from candidate resources.

For example, the resource may include a physical sidelink controlchannel (PSCCH) resource and a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH)resource. For example, based on that the number of resource blocks (RBs)included in the subchannel of the PSCCH resource is the same as thenumber of RBs included in the subchannel of the PSSCH resource, ademodulation reference signal (DMRS) for PSSCH may be mapped on thePSSCH resources that are not overlapped with the time domain of thePSCCH resource, and the second SCI may be mapped from the first symbolto which the DMRS for the PSSCH is mapped. Additionally, for example,the first device may transmit the second SCI, based on the PSSCHresource.

Additionally, for example, the first device may transmit the first SCIto the third device based on the PSCCH resource, and the first devicemay transmit the second SCI and data to the third device based on thePSSCH resource. For example, the second SCI may be any one of second SCIformat A or second SCI format B, the second SCI format A may includecast type information indicating a combination of a HARQ feedback typeand a cast type, and the second SCI format B may include informationrelated to an ID of a zone related to the first device and informationrelated to a communication range requirement.

Additionally, for example, based on (i) the second SCI is the second SCIformat A, and (ii) the cast type information indicates a groupcast typeand an ACK/NACK-based HARQ feedback type, the first device may determinea physical sidelink feedback channel (PSFCH) resource related to thePSSCH resource based on the member ID of the third device. For example,the member ID of the third device may be an ID provided from a higherlayer of the third device.

Additionally, for example, based on (i) the second SCI is the second SCIformat A, and (ii) the cast type information indicates a groupcast typeand only NACK-based HARQ feedback type, the first device may determinethe PSFCH resource related to the PSSCH resource based on the member IDof the third device. For example, the member ID of the third device maybe zero.

Additionally, for example, based on that the second SCI is the secondSCI format B, the first device may determine the PSFCH resource relatedto the PSSCH resource based on the member ID of the third device. Forexample, the member ID of the third device may be zero.

Additionally, for example, the first device may perform reference signalreceived power (RSRP) measurement on a resource scheduled by the firstSCI. For example, based on that the result value of the RSRP measurementis greater than the RSRP threshold, at least one resource reserved bythe first device on the N slots spaced apart in units of the resourcereservation period may be excluded from the candidate resources.

For example, the first SCI may include a first priority related with thetransmission of the second device, and the RSRP threshold may bedetermined based on the first priority and a second priority related tothe transmission of the first device.

For example, the size of the selection window may be determined based onquality of service (QoS) requirements.

For example, based on the size of the selection window being larger thanthe resource reservation period, the value of N may be obtained byapplying the Ceiling function to a value obtained by dividing the sizeof the selection window by the resource reservation period.

The proposed method may be applied to an apparatus according to variousembodiments of the present disclosure. First, the processor 102 of thefirst device 100 may control the transceiver 106 to receive firstsidelink control information (SCI) including information related to aresource reservation period, from the second device on a slot. Inaddition, the processor 102 of the first device 100 may determine a sizeof a selection window based on a remaining packet delay budget. Inaddition, the processor 102 of the first device 100 may obtain a valueof N by applying a Ceiling function to a value obtained by dividing thesize of the selection window by the resource reservation period. Then,the processor 102 of the first device 100 may determine that resourcesare reserved by the second device, on N slots spaced apart by a unit ofthe resource reservation period, after the slot in which the first SCIis received. In addition, the processor 102 of the first device 100 mayselect a resource for SL communication within the selection window,based on the determination. For example, N may be a positive integer.

Based on an embodiment of the present disclosure, a first deviceconfigured to perform wireless communication may be provided. Forexample, the first device may comprise one or more memories storinginstructions; one or more transceivers; and one or more processorsconnected to the one or more memories and the one or more transceivers.The one or more processors may execute the instructions to: receivefirst sidelink control information (SCI) including information relatedto a resource reservation period, on a slot from a second device;determine a size of a selection window based on a remaining packet delaybudget; obtain a value of N by applying a CEILING function to a valueobtained by dividing the size of the selection window by the resourcereservation period; determine that resources are reserved by the seconddevice, on N slots spaced apart by a unit of the resource reservationperiod, after the slot in which the first SCI is received; and select aresource for SL communication within the selection window, based on thedetermination. For example, the N may be a positive integer.

Based on an embodiment of the present disclosure, an apparatusconfigured to control a first user equipment (UE) may be provided. Theapparatus may comprise one or more processors; and one or more memoriesoperably connected to the one or more processors and storinginstructions. The one or more processors may execute the instructionsto: receive first sidelink control information (SCI) includinginformation related to a resource reservation period, on a slot from asecond UE; determine a size of a selection window based on a remainingpacket delay budget; obtain a value of N by applying a CEILING functionto a value obtained by dividing the size of the selection window by theresource reservation period; determine that resources are reserved bythe second UE, on N slots spaced apart by a unit of the resourcereservation period, after the slot in which the first SCI is received;and select a resource for SL communication within the selection window,based on the determination. For example, the N may be a positiveinteger.

Based on an embodiment of the present disclosure, a non-transitorycomputer readable storage medium storing instructions may be provided.The instructions, when executed by one or more processors, may cause theone or more processors to: receive, by a first device, first sidelinkcontrol information (SCI) including information related to a resourcereservation period, on a slot from a second UE; determine, by the firstdevice, a size of a selection window based on a remaining packet delaybudget; obtain, by the first device, a value of N by applying a CEILINGfunction to a value obtained by dividing the size of the selectionwindow by the resource reservation period; determine, by the firstdevice, that resources are reserved by the second UE, on N slots spacedapart by a unit of the resource reservation period, after the slot inwhich the first SCI is received; and select, by the first device, aresource for SL communication within the selection window, based on thedetermination. For example, the N may be a positive integer.

FIG. 16 shows a method for a device to perform wireless communication,based on an embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of FIG.16 may be combined with various embodiments of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 16, in step S1610, the device may receive informationrelated to a plurality of resource pools from the base station. In stepS1620, the device may monitor a plurality of sidelink (SL) downlinkcontrol information (DCI) related with each of the plurality of resourcepools. For example, the plurality of SL DCIs may include information forscheduling SL resources on the plurality of resource pools. For example,before at least one zero bit is appended to the plurality of SL DCIs,the size of the first SL DCI may be the largest among the sizes of theplurality of SL DCIs. For example, based on that the plurality ofresource pools are configured for the device, the sizes of the pluralityof SL DCIs to which the at least one zero bit is appended may be thesame as the size of the first SL DCI.

For example, the at least one zero bit may be appended to the pluralityof SL DCIs, until the sizes of the plurality of SL DCIs are the same asthe size of the first SL DCI.

Additionally, for example, the device may monitor long term evolution(LTE) SL DCI. For example, the plurality of SL DCIs may be DCIs forscheduling NR SL resources, the LTE SL DCI may be a DCI for schedulingLTE SL resources. For example, based on that the size of the LTE SL DCI,before the at least one zero bit is appended, is smaller than the sizeof the first SL DCI, the size of the LTE SL DCI, to which the at leastone zero bit is appended, may be the same as the size of the first SLDCI. For example, the at least one zero bit may be appended to the LTESL DCI, until the size of the LTE SL DCI is the same as the size of thefirst SL DCI. For example, based on that the size of the first SL DCI,before the at least one zero bit is appended, is smaller than the sizeof the LTE SL DCI, the sizes of the plurality of SL DCIs, to which theat least one zero bit is appended, may be the same as the size of theLTE SL DCI. For example, the at least one zero bit may be appended tothe plurality of SL DCIs, until the sizes of the plurality of SL DCIsare the same as the size of the LTE SL DCI.

Additionally, for example, the device may monitor a Uu DCI forscheduling an uplink (UL) resource or a downlink (DL) resource. Forexample, based on that the number of different DCI sizes configured tomonitor exceeds the DCI format budget, the sizes of the plurality of SLDCIs, to which the at least one zero bit is appended, may be the same asthe size of the Uu DCI. For example, the at least one zero bit may beappended to the plurality of SL DCIs, until the sizes of the pluralityof SL DCIs are the same as the size of the Uu DCI.

The proposed method may be applied to the device(s) according to variousembodiments of the present disclosure. First, the processor 102 of thedevice 100 may control the transceiver 106 to receive informationrelated to a plurality of resource pools from the base station. Inaddition, the processor 102 of the device 100 may control thetransceiver 106 to monitor a plurality of sidelink (SL) downlink controlinformation (DCI) related with each of the plurality of resource pools.For example, the plurality of SL DCIs may include information forscheduling SL resources on the plurality of resource pools. For example,before at least one zero bit is appended to the plurality of SL DCIs,the size of the first SL DCI may be the largest among the sizes of theplurality of SL DCIs. For example, based on that the plurality ofresource pools are configured for the device, the sizes of the pluralityof SL DCIs, to which the at least one zero bit is appended, may be thesame as the size of the first SL DCI.

Based on an embodiment of the present disclosure, a device configured toperform wireless communication may be provided. For example, the devicemay comprise one or more memories storing instructions; one or moretransceivers; and one or more processors connected to the one or morememories and the one or more transceivers. For example, the one or moreprocessors may execute the instructions to: receive information relatedto a plurality of resource pools from the base station; and monitor aplurality of sidelink (SL) downlink control information (DCI) relatedwith each of the plurality of resource pools. For example, the pluralityof SL DCIs may include information for scheduling SL resources on theplurality of resource pools. For example, before at least one zero bitis appended to the plurality of SL DCIs, the size of the first SL DCImay be the largest among the sizes of the plurality of SL DCIs. Forexample, based on that the plurality of resource pools are configuredfor the device, the sizes of the plurality of SL DCIs, to which the atleast one zero bit is appended, may be the same as the size of the firstSL DCI.

Based on an embodiment of the present disclosure, an apparatusconfigured to control a user equipment (UE) may be provided. Theapparatus may comprise one or more processors; and one or more memoriesoperably connected to the one or more processors and storinginstructions. The one or more processors may execute the instructionsto: receive information related to a plurality of resource pools fromthe base station; and monitor a plurality of sidelink (SL) downlinkcontrol information (DCI) related with each of the plurality of resourcepools. For example, the plurality of SL DCIs may include information forscheduling SL resources on the plurality of resource pools. For example,before at least one zero bit is appended to the plurality of SL DCIs,the size of the first SL DCI may be the largest among the sizes of theplurality of SL DCIs. For example, based on that the plurality ofresource pools are configured for the UE, the sizes of the plurality ofSL DCIs, to which the at least one zero bit is appended, may be the sameas the size of the first SL DCI.

Based on an embodiment of the present disclosure, a non-transitorycomputer readable storage medium storing instructions may be provided.The instructions, when executed by one or more processors, may cause theone or more processors to: receive information related to a plurality ofresource pools from the base station; and monitor a plurality ofsidelink (SL) downlink control information (DCI) related with each ofthe plurality of resource pools. For example, the plurality of SL DCIsmay include information for scheduling SL resources on the plurality ofresource pools. For example, before at least one zero bit is appended tothe plurality of SL DCIs, the size of the first SL DCI may be thelargest among the sizes of the plurality of SL DCIs. For example, basedon that the plurality of resource pools are configured for the device,the sizes of the plurality of SL DCIs, to which the at least one zerobit is appended, may be the same as the size of the first SL DCI.

FIG. 17 shows a method for a base station configured to perform wirelesscommunication, based on an embodiment of the present disclosure. Theembodiment of FIG. 17 may be combined with various embodiments of thepresent disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 17, in step S1710, the base station may transmitinformation related to a plurality of resource pools to a device. Instep S1720, the base station may append at least one zero bit to aplurality of sidelink (SL) downlink control information (DCI) relatedwith each of the plurality of resource pools. In step S1730, the basestation may transmit at least one SL DCI from among the plurality of SLDCIs to the device. For example, the plurality of SL DCIs may includeinformation for scheduling SL resources on the plurality of resourcepools. For example, before the at least one zero bit is appended to theplurality of SL DCIs, the size of the first SL DCI may be the largestamong the sizes of the plurality of SL DCIs. For example, based on thatthe plurality of resource pools are configured for the device, the atleast one zero bit may be appended to the plurality of SL DCIs, untilthe sizes of the plurality of SL DCIs are the same as the size of thefirst SL DCI.

Additionally, for example, the base station may transmit a long termevolution (LTE) SL DCI to the device. For example, the plurality of SLDCIs may be DCIs for scheduling NR SL resources, and the LTE SL DCI maybe a DCI for scheduling LTE SL resources. For example, based on that thesize of the LTE SL DCI, before the at least one zero bit is appended, issmaller than the size of the first SL DCI, the at least one zero bit maybe appended to the LTE SL DCI until the size of the LTE SL DCI is sameas the size of the first SL DCI. For example, based on that the size ofthe first SL DCI, before the at least one zero bit is appended, issmaller than the size of the LTE SL DCI, the at least one zero bit maybe appended to the plurality of SL DCIs until the sizes of the pluralityof SL DCIs are the same as the size of the LTE SL DCI.

The proposed method may be applied to the device(s) according to variousembodiments of the present disclosure. First, the processor 202 of thebase station 200 may control the transceiver 206 to transmit informationrelated to a plurality of resource pools to a device. In addition, theprocessor 202 of the base station 200 may append at least one zero bitto a plurality of sidelink (SL) downlink control information (DCI)related with each of the plurality of resource pools. In addition, theprocessor 202 of the base station 200 may control the transceiver 206 totransmit at least one SL DCI from among the plurality of SL DCIs to thedevice. For example, the plurality of SL DCIs may include informationfor scheduling SL resources on the plurality of resource pools. Forexample, before the at least one zero bit is appended to the pluralityof SL DCIs, the size of the first SL DCI may be the largest among thesizes of the plurality of SL DCIs. For example, based on that theplurality of resource pools are configured for the device, the at leastone zero bit may be appended to the plurality of SL DCIs, until thesizes of the plurality of SL DCIs are the same as the size of the firstSL DCI.

Based on an embodiment of the present disclosure, a base stationconfigured to perform wireless communication may be provided. Forexample, the base station may comprise one or more memories storinginstructions; one or more transceivers; and one or more processorsconnected to the one or more memories and the one or more transceivers.For example, the one or more processors may execute the instructions to:transmit information related to a plurality of resource pools to adevice; append at least one zero bit to a plurality of sidelink (SL)downlink control information (DCI) related with each of the plurality ofresource pools; and transmit at least one SL DCI from among theplurality of SL DCIs to the device. For example, the plurality of SLDCIs may include information for scheduling SL resources on theplurality of resource pools. For example, before the at least one zerobit is appended to the plurality of SL DCIs, the size of the first SLDCI may be the largest among the sizes of the plurality of SL DCIs. Forexample, based on that the plurality of resource pools are configuredfor the device, the at least one zero bit may be appended to theplurality of SL DCIs, until the sizes of the plurality of SL DCIs arethe same as the size of the first SL DCI.

Based on an embodiment of the present disclosure, an apparatusconfigured to control a base station may be provided. For example, theapparatus may comprise one or more processors; and one or more memoriesoperably connected to the one or more processors and storinginstructions. For example, the one or more processors may execute theinstructions to: transmit information related to a plurality of resourcepools to a user equipment (UE); append at least one zero bit to aplurality of sidelink (SL) downlink control information (DCI) relatedwith each of the plurality of resource pools; and transmit at least oneSL DCI from among the plurality of SL DCIs to the UE. For example, theplurality of SL DCIs may include information for scheduling SL resourceson the plurality of resource pools. For example, before the at least onezero bit is appended to the plurality of SL DCIs, the size of the firstSL DCI may be the largest among the sizes of the plurality of SL DCIs.For example, based on that the plurality of resource pools areconfigured for the UE, the at least one zero bit may be appended to theplurality of SL DCIs, until the sizes of the plurality of SL DCIs arethe same as the size of the first SL DCI.

Based on an embodiment of the present disclosure, a non-transitorycomputer readable storage medium storing instructions may be provided.The instructions, when executed by one or more processors, may cause theone or more processors to: transmit information related to a pluralityof resource pools to a device; append at least one zero bit to aplurality of sidelink (SL) downlink control information (DCI) relatedwith each of the plurality of resource pools; and transmit at least oneSL DCI from among the plurality of SL DCIs to the device. For example,the plurality of SL DCIs may include information for scheduling SLresources on the plurality of resource pools. For example, before the atleast one zero bit is appended to the plurality of SL DCIs, the size ofthe first SL DCI may be the largest among the sizes of the plurality ofSL DCIs. For example, based on that the plurality of resource pools areconfigured for the device, the at least one zero bit may be appended tothe plurality of SL DCIs, until the sizes of the plurality of SL DCIsare the same as the size of the first SL DCI.

Various embodiments of the present disclosure may be combined with eachother.

Hereinafter, device(s) to which various embodiments of the presentdisclosure can be applied will be described.

The various descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods,and/or operational flowcharts of the present disclosure described inthis document may be applied to, without being limited to, a variety offields requiring wireless communication/connection (e.g., 5G) betweendevices.

Hereinafter, a description will be given in more detail with referenceto the drawings. In the following drawings/description, the samereference symbols may denote the same or corresponding hardware blocks,software blocks, or functional blocks unless described otherwise.

FIG. 18 shows a communication system 1, based on an embodiment of thepresent disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 18, a communication system 1 to which variousembodiments of the present disclosure are applied includes wirelessdevices, Base Stations (BSs), and a network. Herein, the wirelessdevices represent devices performing communication using Radio AccessTechnology (RAT) (e.g., 5G New RAT (NR)) or Long-Term Evolution (LTE))and may be referred to as communication/radio/5G devices. The wirelessdevices may include, without being limited to, a robot 100 a, vehicles100 b-1 and 100 b-2, an eXtended Reality (XR) device 100 c, a hand-helddevice 100 d, a home appliance 100 e, an Internet of Things (IoT) device100 f, and an Artificial Intelligence (AI) device/server 400. Forexample, the vehicles may include a vehicle having a wirelesscommunication function, an autonomous vehicle, and a vehicle capable ofperforming communication between vehicles. Herein, the vehicles mayinclude an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) (e.g., a drone). The XR devicemay include an Augmented Reality (AR)/Virtual Reality (VR)/Mixed Reality(MR) device and may be implemented in the form of a Head-Mounted Device(HMD), a Head-Up Display (HUD) mounted in a vehicle, a television, asmartphone, a computer, a wearable device, a home appliance device, adigital signage, a vehicle, a robot, etc. The hand-held device mayinclude a smartphone, a smartpad, a wearable device (e.g., a smartwatchor a smartglasses), and a computer (e.g., a notebook). The homeappliance may include a TV, a refrigerator, and a washing machine. TheIoT device may include a sensor and a smartmeter. For example, the BSsand the network may be implemented as wireless devices and a specificwireless device 200 a may operate as a BS/network node with respect toother wireless devices.

Here, wireless communication technology implemented in wireless devices100 a to 100 f of the present disclosure may include Narrowband Internetof Things for low-power communication in addition to LTE, NR, and 6G. Inthis case, for example, NB-IoT technology may be an example of Low PowerWide Area Network (LPWAN) technology and may be implemented as standardssuch as LTE Cat NB1, and/or LTE Cat NB2, and is not limited to the namedescribed above. Additionally or alternatively, the wirelesscommunication technology implemented in the wireless devices 100 a to100 f of the present disclosure may perform communication based on LTE-Mtechnology. In this case, as an example, the LTE-M technology may be anexample of the LPWAN and may be called by various names includingenhanced Machine Type Communication (eMTC), and the like. For example,the LTE-M technology may be implemented as at least any one of variousstandards such as 1) LTE CAT 0, 2) LTE Cat M1, 3) LTE Cat M2, 4) LTEnon-Bandwidth Limited (non-BL), 5) LTE-MTC, 6) LTE Machine TypeCommunication, and/or 7) LTE M, and is not limited to the name describedabove. Additionally or alternatively, the wireless communicationtechnology implemented in the wireless devices 100 a to 100 f of thepresent disclosure may include at least one of Bluetooth, Low Power WideArea Network (LPWAN), and ZigBee considering the low-powercommunication, and is not limited to the name described above. As anexample, the ZigBee technology may generate personal area networks (PAN)related to small/low-power digital communication based on variousstandards including IEEE 802.15.4, and the like, and may be called byvarious names.

The wireless devices 100 a to 100 f may be connected to the network 300via the BSs 200. An AI technology may be applied to the wireless devices100 a to 100 f and the wireless devices 100 a to 100 f may be connectedto the AI server 400 via the network 300. The network 300 may beconfigured using a 3G network, a 4G (e.g., LTE) network, or a 5G (e.g.,NR) network. Although the wireless devices 100 a to 100 f maycommunicate with each other through the BSs 200/network 300, thewireless devices 100 a to 100 f may perform direct communication (e.g.,sidelink communication) with each other without passing through theBSs/network. For example, the vehicles 100 b-1 and 100 b-2 may performdirect communication (e.g. Vehicle-to-Vehicle(V2V)/Vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication). The IoT device (e.g.,a sensor) may perform direct communication with other IoT devices (e.g.,sensors) or other wireless devices 100 a to 100 f.

Wireless communication/connections 150 a, 150 b, or 150 c may beestablished between the wireless devices 100 a to 100 f/BS 200, or BS200/BS 200. Herein, the wireless communication/connections may beestablished through various RATs (e.g., 5G NR) such as uplink/downlinkcommunication 150 a, sidelink communication 150 b (or, D2Dcommunication), or inter BS communication (e.g. relay, Integrated AccessBackhaul (IAB)). The wireless devices and the BSs/the wireless devicesmay transmit/receive radio signals to/from each other through thewireless communication/connections 150 a and 150 b. For example, thewireless communication/connections 150 a and 150 b may transmit/receivesignals through various physical channels. To this end, at least a partof various configuration information configuring processes, varioussignal processing processes (e.g., channel encoding/decoding,modulation/demodulation, and resource mapping/demapping), and resourceallocating processes, for transmitting/receiving radio signals, may beperformed based on the various proposals of the present disclosure.

FIG. 19 shows wireless devices, based on an embodiment of the presentdisclosure.

Referring to FIG. 19, a first wireless device 100 and a second wirelessdevice 200 may transmit radio signals through a variety of RATs (e.g.,LTE and NR). Herein, {the first wireless device 100 and the secondwireless device 200} may correspond to {the wireless device 100 x andthe BS 200} and/or {the wireless device 100 x and the wireless device100 x} of FIG. 18.

The first wireless device 100 may include one or more processors 102 andone or more memories 104 and additionally further include one or moretransceivers 106 and/or one or more antennas 108. The processor(s) 102may control the memory(s) 104 and/or the transceiver(s) 106 and may beconfigured to implement the descriptions, functions, procedures,proposals, methods, and/or operational flowcharts disclosed in thisdocument. For example, the processor(s) 102 may process informationwithin the memory(s) 104 to generate first information/signals and thentransmit radio signals including the first information/signals throughthe transceiver(s) 106. The processor(s) 102 may receive radio signalsincluding second information/signals through the transceiver 106 andthen store information obtained by processing the secondinformation/signals in the memory(s) 104. The memory(s) 104 may beconnected to the processor(s) 102 and may store a variety of informationrelated to operations of the processor(s) 102. For example, thememory(s) 104 may store software code including commands for performinga part or the entirety of processes controlled by the processor(s) 102or for performing the descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals,methods, and/or operational flowcharts disclosed in this document.Herein, the processor(s) 102 and the memory(s) 104 may be a part of acommunication modem/circuit/chip designed to implement RAT (e.g., LTE orNR). The transceiver(s) 106 may be connected to the processor(s) 102 andtransmit and/or receive radio signals through one or more antennas 108.Each of the transceiver(s) 106 may include a transmitter and/or areceiver. The transceiver(s) 106 may be interchangeably used with RadioFrequency (RF) unit(s). In the present disclosure, the wireless devicemay represent a communication modem/circuit/chip.

The second wireless device 200 may include one or more processors 202and one or more memories 204 and additionally further include one ormore transceivers 206 and/or one or more antennas 208. The processor(s)202 may control the memory(s) 204 and/or the transceiver(s) 206 and maybe configured to implement the descriptions, functions, procedures,proposals, methods, and/or operational flowcharts disclosed in thisdocument. For example, the processor(s) 202 may process informationwithin the memory(s) 204 to generate third information/signals and thentransmit radio signals including the third information/signals throughthe transceiver(s) 206. The processor(s) 202 may receive radio signalsincluding fourth information/signals through the transceiver(s) 106 andthen store information obtained by processing the fourthinformation/signals in the memory(s) 204. The memory(s) 204 may beconnected to the processor(s) 202 and may store a variety of informationrelated to operations of the processor(s) 202. For example, thememory(s) 204 may store software code including commands for performinga part or the entirety of processes controlled by the processor(s) 202or for performing the descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals,methods, and/or operational flowcharts disclosed in this document.Herein, the processor(s) 202 and the memory(s) 204 may be a part of acommunication modem/circuit/chip designed to implement RAT (e.g., LTE orNR). The transceiver(s) 206 may be connected to the processor(s) 202 andtransmit and/or receive radio signals through one or more antennas 208.Each of the transceiver(s) 206 may include a transmitter and/or areceiver. The transceiver(s) 206 may be interchangeably used with RFunit(s). In the present disclosure, the wireless device may represent acommunication modem/circuit/chip.

Hereinafter, hardware elements of the wireless devices 100 and 200 willbe described more specifically. One or more protocol layers may beimplemented by, without being limited to, one or more processors 102 and202. For example, the one or more processors 102 and 202 may implementone or more layers (e.g., functional layers such as PHY, MAC, RLC, PDCP,RRC, and SDAP). The one or more processors 102 and 202 may generate oneor more Protocol Data Units (PDUs) and/or one or more Service Data Unit(SDUs) according to the descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals,methods, and/or operational flowcharts disclosed in this document. Theone or more processors 102 and 202 may generate messages, controlinformation, data, or information according to the descriptions,functions, procedures, proposals, methods, and/or operational flowchartsdisclosed in this document. The one or more processors 102 and 202 maygenerate signals (e.g., baseband signals) including PDUs, SDUs,messages, control information, data, or information according to thedescriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods, and/oroperational flowcharts disclosed in this document and provide thegenerated signals to the one or more transceivers 106 and 206. The oneor more processors 102 and 202 may receive the signals (e.g., basebandsignals) from the one or more transceivers 106 and 206 and acquire thePDUs, SDUs, messages, control information, data, or informationaccording to the descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals,methods, and/or operational flowcharts disclosed in this document.

The one or more processors 102 and 202 may be referred to ascontrollers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, or microcomputers. Theone or more processors 102 and 202 may be implemented by hardware,firmware, software, or a combination thereof. As an example, one or moreApplication Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), one or more DigitalSignal Processors (DSPs), one or more Digital Signal Processing Devices(DSPDs), one or more Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs), or one or moreField Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) may be included in the one ormore processors 102 and 202. The descriptions, functions, procedures,proposals, methods, and/or operational flowcharts disclosed in thisdocument may be implemented using firmware or software and the firmwareor software may be configured to include the modules, procedures, orfunctions. Firmware or software configured to perform the descriptions,functions, procedures, proposals, methods, and/or operational flowchartsdisclosed in this document may be included in the one or more processors102 and 202 or stored in the one or more memories 104 and 204 so as tobe driven by the one or more processors 102 and 202. The descriptions,functions, procedures, proposals, methods, and/or operational flowchartsdisclosed in this document may be implemented using firmware or softwarein the form of code, commands, and/or a set of commands.

The one or more memories 104 and 204 may be connected to the one or moreprocessors 102 and 202 and store various types of data, signals,messages, information, programs, code, instructions, and/or commands.The one or more memories 104 and 204 may be configured by Read-OnlyMemories (ROMs), Random Access Memories (RAMs), Electrically ErasableProgrammable Read-Only Memories (EPROMs), flash memories, hard drives,registers, cash memories, computer-readable storage media, and/orcombinations thereof. The one or more memories 104 and 204 may belocated at the interior and/or exterior of the one or more processors102 and 202. The one or more memories 104 and 204 may be connected tothe one or more processors 102 and 202 through various technologies suchas wired or wireless connection.

The one or more transceivers 106 and 206 may transmit user data, controlinformation, and/or radio signals/channels, mentioned in the methodsand/or operational flowcharts of this document, to one or more otherdevices. The one or more transceivers 106 and 206 may receive user data,control information, and/or radio signals/channels, mentioned in thedescriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods, and/oroperational flowcharts disclosed in this document, from one or moreother devices. For example, the one or more transceivers 106 and 206 maybe connected to the one or more processors 102 and 202 and transmit andreceive radio signals. For example, the one or more processors 102 and202 may perform control so that the one or more transceivers 106 and 206may transmit user data, control information, or radio signals to one ormore other devices. The one or more processors 102 and 202 may performcontrol so that the one or more transceivers 106 and 206 may receiveuser data, control information, or radio signals from one or more otherdevices. The one or more transceivers 106 and 206 may be connected tothe one or more antennas 108 and 208 and the one or more transceivers106 and 206 may be configured to transmit and receive user data, controlinformation, and/or radio signals/channels, mentioned in thedescriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods, and/oroperational flowcharts disclosed in this document, through the one ormore antennas 108 and 208. In this document, the one or more antennasmay be a plurality of physical antennas or a plurality of logicalantennas (e.g., antenna ports). The one or more transceivers 106 and 206may convert received radio signals/channels etc. from RF band signalsinto baseband signals in order to process received user data, controlinformation, radio signals/channels, etc. using the one or moreprocessors 102 and 202. The one or more transceivers 106 and 206 mayconvert the user data, control information, radio signals/channels, etc.processed using the one or more processors 102 and 202 from the baseband signals into the RF band signals. To this end, the one or moretransceivers 106 and 206 may include (analog) oscillators and/orfilters.

FIG. 20 shows a signal process circuit for a transmission signal, basedon an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 20, a signal processing circuit 1000 may includescramblers 1010, modulators 1020, a layer mapper 1030, a precoder 1040,resource mappers 1050, and signal generators 1060. An operation/functionof FIG. 20 may be performed, without being limited to, the processors102 and 202 and/or the transceivers 106 and 206 of FIG. 19. Hardwareelements of FIG. 20 may be implemented by the processors 102 and 202and/or the transceivers 106 and 206 of FIG. 19. For example, blocks 1010to 1060 may be implemented by the processors 102 and 202 of FIG. 19.Alternatively, the blocks 1010 to 1050 may be implemented by theprocessors 102 and 202 of FIG. 19 and the block 1060 may be implementedby the transceivers 106 and 206 of FIG. 19.

Codewords may be converted into radio signals via the signal processingcircuit 1000 of FIG. 20. Herein, the codewords are encoded bit sequencesof information blocks. The information blocks may include transportblocks (e.g., a UL-SCH transport block, a DL-SCH transport block). Theradio signals may be transmitted through various physical channels(e.g., a PUSCH and a PDSCH).

Specifically, the codewords may be converted into scrambled bitsequences by the scramblers 1010. Scramble sequences used for scramblingmay be generated based on an initialization value, and theinitialization value may include ID information of a wireless device.The scrambled bit sequences may be modulated to modulation symbolsequences by the modulators 1020. A modulation scheme may includepi/2-Binary Phase Shift Keying (pi/2-BPSK), m-Phase Shift Keying(m-PSK), and m-Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (m-QAM). Complexmodulation symbol sequences may be mapped to one or more transportlayers by the layer mapper 1030. Modulation symbols of each transportlayer may be mapped (precoded) to corresponding antenna port(s) by theprecoder 1040. Outputs z of the precoder 1040 may be obtained bymultiplying outputs y of the layer mapper 1030 by an N*M precodingmatrix W. Herein, N is the number of antenna ports and M is the numberof transport layers. The precoder 1040 may perform precoding afterperforming transform precoding (e.g., DFT) for complex modulationsymbols. Alternatively, the precoder 1040 may perform precoding withoutperforming transform precoding.

The resource mappers 1050 may map modulation symbols of each antennaport to time-frequency resources. The time-frequency resources mayinclude a plurality of symbols (e.g., a CP-OFDMA symbols and DFT-s-OFDMAsymbols) in the time domain and a plurality of subcarriers in thefrequency domain. The signal generators 1060 may generate radio signalsfrom the mapped modulation symbols and the generated radio signals maybe transmitted to other devices through each antenna. For this purpose,the signal generators 1060 may include Inverse Fast Fourier Transform(IFFT) modules, Cyclic Prefix (CP) inserters, Digital-to-AnalogConverters (DACs), and frequency up-converters.

Signal processing procedures for a signal received in the wirelessdevice may be configured in a reverse manner of the signal processingprocedures 1010 to 1060 of FIG. 20. For example, the wireless devices(e.g., 100 and 200 of FIG. 19) may receive radio signals from theexterior through the antenna ports/transceivers. The received radiosignals may be converted into baseband signals through signal restorers.To this end, the signal restorers may include frequency downlinkconverters, Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADCs), CP remover, and FastFourier Transform (FFT) modules. Next, the baseband signals may berestored to codewords through a resource demapping procedure, apostcoding procedure, a demodulation processor, and a descramblingprocedure. The codewords may be restored to original information blocksthrough decoding. Therefore, a signal processing circuit (notillustrated) for a reception signal may include signal restorers,resource demappers, a postcoder, demodulators, descramblers, anddecoders.

FIG. 21 shows another example of a wireless device, based on anembodiment of the present disclosure. The wireless device may beimplemented in various forms according to a use-case/service (refer toFIG. 18).

Referring to FIG. 21, wireless devices 100 and 200 may correspond to thewireless devices 100 and 200 of FIG. 19 and may be configured by variouselements, components, units/portions, and/or modules. For example, eachof the wireless devices 100 and 200 may include a communication unit110, a control unit 120, a memory unit 130, and additional components140. The communication unit may include a communication circuit 112 andtransceiver(s) 114. For example, the communication circuit 112 mayinclude the one or more processors 102 and 202 and/or the one or morememories 104 and 204 of FIG. 19. For example, the transceiver(s) 114 mayinclude the one or more transceivers 106 and 206 and/or the one or moreantennas 108 and 208 of FIG. 19. The control unit 120 is electricallyconnected to the communication unit 110, the memory 130, and theadditional components 140 and controls overall operation of the wirelessdevices. For example, the control unit 120 may control anelectric/mechanical operation of the wireless device based onprograms/code/commands/information stored in the memory unit 130. Thecontrol unit 120 may transmit the information stored in the memory unit130 to the exterior (e.g., other communication devices) via thecommunication unit 110 through a wireless/wired interface or store, inthe memory unit 130, information received through the wireless/wiredinterface from the exterior (e.g., other communication devices) via thecommunication unit 110.

The additional components 140 may be variously configured according totypes of wireless devices. For example, the additional components 140may include at least one of a power unit/battery, input/output (I/O)unit, a driving unit, and a computing unit. The wireless device may beimplemented in the form of, without being limited to, the robot (100 aof FIG. 18), the vehicles (100 b-1 and 100 b-2 of FIG. 18), the XRdevice (100 c of FIG. 18), the hand-held device (100 d of FIG. 18), thehome appliance (100 e of FIG. 18), the IoT device (100 f of FIG. 18), adigital broadcast terminal, a hologram device, a public safety device,an MTC device, a medicine device, a fintech device (or a financedevice), a security device, a climate/environment device, the AIserver/device (400 of FIG. 18), the BSs (200 of FIG. 18), a networknode, etc. The wireless device may be used in a mobile or fixed placeaccording to a use-example/service.

In FIG. 21, the entirety of the various elements, components,units/portions, and/or modules in the wireless devices 100 and 200 maybe connected to each other through a wired interface or at least a partthereof may be wirelessly connected through the communication unit 110.For example, in each of the wireless devices 100 and 200, the controlunit 120 and the communication unit 110 may be connected by wire and thecontrol unit 120 and first units (e.g., 130 and 140) may be wirelesslyconnected through the communication unit 110. Each element, component,unit/portion, and/or module within the wireless devices 100 and 200 mayfurther include one or more elements. For example, the control unit 120may be configured by a set of one or more processors. As an example, thecontrol unit 120 may be configured by a set of a communication controlprocessor, an application processor, an Electronic Control Unit (ECU), agraphical processing unit, and a memory control processor. As anotherexample, the memory 130 may be configured by a Random Access Memory(RAM), a Dynamic RAM (DRAM), a Read Only Memory (ROM)), a flash memory,a volatile memory, a non-volatile memory, and/or a combination thereof.

Hereinafter, an example of implementing FIG. 21 will be described indetail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 22 shows a hand-held device, based on an embodiment of the presentdisclosure. The hand-held device may include a smartphone, a smartpad, awearable device (e.g., a smartwatch or a smartglasses), or a portablecomputer (e.g., a notebook). The hand-held device may be referred to asa mobile station (MS), a user terminal (UT), a Mobile Subscriber Station(MSS), a Subscriber Station (SS), an Advanced Mobile Station (AMS), or aWireless Terminal (WT).

Referring to FIG. 22, a hand-held device 100 may include an antenna unit108, a communication unit 110, a control unit 120, a memory unit 130, apower supply unit 140 a, an interface unit 140 b, and an I/O unit 140 c.The antenna unit 108 may be configured as a part of the communicationunit 110. Blocks 110 to 130/140 a to 140 c correspond to the blocks 110to 130/140 of FIG. 21, respectively.

The communication unit 110 may transmit and receive signals (e.g., dataand control signals) to and from other wireless devices or BSs. Thecontrol unit 120 may perform various operations by controllingconstituent elements of the hand-held device 100. The control unit 120may include an Application Processor (AP). The memory unit 130 may storedata/parameters/programs/code/commands needed to drive the hand-helddevice 100. The memory unit 130 may store input/output data/information.The power supply unit 140 a may supply power to the hand-held device 100and include a wired/wireless charging circuit, a battery, etc. Theinterface unit 140 b may support connection of the hand-held device 100to other external devices. The interface unit 140 b may include variousports (e.g., an audio I/O port and a video I/O port) for connection withexternal devices. The I/O unit 140 c may input or output videoinformation/signals, audio information/signals, data, and/or informationinput by a user. The I/O unit 140 c may include a camera, a microphone,a user input unit, a display unit 140 d, a speaker, and/or a hapticmodule.

As an example, in the case of data communication, the I/O unit 140 c mayacquire information/signals (e.g., touch, text, voice, images, or video)input by a user and the acquired information/signals may be stored inthe memory unit 130. The communication unit 110 may convert theinformation/signals stored in the memory into radio signals and transmitthe converted radio signals to other wireless devices directly or to aBS. The communication unit 110 may receive radio signals from otherwireless devices or the BS and then restore the received radio signalsinto original information/signals. The restored information/signals maybe stored in the memory unit 130 and may be output as various types(e.g., text, voice, images, video, or haptic) through the I/O unit 140c.

FIG. 23 shows a vehicle or an autonomous vehicle, based on an embodimentof the present disclosure. The vehicle or autonomous vehicle may beimplemented by a mobile robot, a car, a train, a manned/unmanned AerialVehicle (AV), a ship, etc.

Referring to FIG. 23, a vehicle or autonomous vehicle 100 may include anantenna unit 108, a communication unit 110, a control unit 120, adriving unit 140 a, a power supply unit 140 b, a sensor unit 140 c, andan autonomous driving unit 140 d. The antenna unit 108 may be configuredas a part of the communication unit 110. The blocks 110/130/140 a to 140d correspond to the blocks 110/130/140 of FIG. 21, respectively.

The communication unit 110 may transmit and receive signals (e.g., dataand control signals) to and from external devices such as othervehicles, BSs (e.g., gNBs and road side units), and servers. The controlunit 120 may perform various operations by controlling elements of thevehicle or the autonomous vehicle 100. The control unit 120 may includean Electronic Control Unit (ECU). The driving unit 140 a may cause thevehicle or the autonomous vehicle 100 to drive on a road. The drivingunit 140 a may include an engine, a motor, a powertrain, a wheel, abrake, a steering device, etc. The power supply unit 140 b may supplypower to the vehicle or the autonomous vehicle 100 and include awired/wireless charging circuit, a battery, etc. The sensor unit 140 cmay acquire a vehicle state, ambient environment information, userinformation, etc. The sensor unit 140 c may include an InertialMeasurement Unit (IMU) sensor, a collision sensor, a wheel sensor, aspeed sensor, a slope sensor, a weight sensor, a heading sensor, aposition module, a vehicle forward/backward sensor, a battery sensor, afuel sensor, a tire sensor, a steering sensor, a temperature sensor, ahumidity sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, an illumination sensor, a pedalposition sensor, etc. The autonomous driving unit 140 d may implementtechnology for maintaining a lane on which a vehicle is driving,technology for automatically adjusting speed, such as adaptive cruisecontrol, technology for autonomously driving along a determined path,technology for driving by automatically setting a path if a destinationis set, and the like.

For example, the communication unit 110 may receive map data, trafficinformation data, etc. from an external server. The autonomous drivingunit 140 d may generate an autonomous driving path and a driving planfrom the obtained data. The control unit 120 may control the drivingunit 140 a such that the vehicle or the autonomous vehicle 100 may movealong the autonomous driving path according to the driving plan (e.g.,speed/direction control). In the middle of autonomous driving, thecommunication unit 110 may aperiodically/periodically acquire recenttraffic information data from the external server and acquiresurrounding traffic information data from neighboring vehicles. In themiddle of autonomous driving, the sensor unit 140 c may obtain a vehiclestate and/or surrounding environment information. The autonomous drivingunit 140 d may update the autonomous driving path and the driving planbased on the newly obtained data/information. The communication unit 110may transfer information about a vehicle position, the autonomousdriving path, and/or the driving plan to the external server. Theexternal server may predict traffic information data using AItechnology, etc., based on the information collected from vehicles orautonomous vehicles and provide the predicted traffic information datato the vehicles or the autonomous vehicles.

Claims in the present description can be combined in a various way. Forinstance, technical features in method claims of the present descriptioncan be combined to be implemented or performed in an apparatus, andtechnical features in apparatus claims can be combined to be implementedor performed in a method. Further, technical features in method claim(s)and apparatus claim(s) can be combined to be implemented or performed inan apparatus. Further, technical features in method claim(s) andapparatus claim(s) can be combined to be implemented or performed in amethod.

1. A method for performing wireless communication by a device, themethod comprising: receiving information related to a plurality ofresource pools from the base station; and monitoring a plurality ofsidelink (SL) downlink control information (DCIs) related with each ofthe plurality of resource pools, wherein the plurality of SL DCIsinclude information for scheduling SL resources on the plurality ofresource pools, wherein, before at least one zero bit is appended to theplurality of SL DCIs, a size of a first SL DCI is a largest among sizesof the plurality of SL DCIs, and wherein, based on that the plurality ofresource pools are configured for the device, the sizes of the pluralityof SL DCIs to which the at least one zero bit is appended are same asthe size of the first SL DCI.
 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the atleast one zero bit is appended to the plurality of SL DCIs, until thesizes of the plurality of SL DCIs are the same as the size of the firstSL DCI.
 3. The method of claim 1, further comprising: monitoring a longterm evolution (LTE) SL DCI, wherein the plurality of SL DCIs are DCIsfor scheduling NR SL resources, and the LTE SL DCI is a DCI forscheduling LTE SL resources.
 4. The method of claim 3, wherein, based onthat a size of the LTE SL DCI, before the at least one zero bit isappended, is smaller than the size of the first SL DCI, the size of theLTE SL DCI to which the at least one zero bit is appended is same as thesize of the first SL DCI.
 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the at leastone zero bit is appended to the LTE SL DCI, until the size of the LTE SLDCI is the same as the size of the first SL DCI.
 6. The method of claim3, wherein, based on that the size of the first SL DCI, before the atleast one zero bit is appended, is smaller than a size of the LTE SLDCI, the sizes of the plurality of SL DCIs to which the at least onezero bit is appended are same as the size of the LTE SL DCI.
 7. Themethod of claim 6, wherein the at least one zero bit is appended to theplurality of SL DCIs, until the sizes of the plurality of SL DCIs arethe same as the size of the LTE SL DCI.
 8. The method of claim 1,further comprising: monitoring a Uu DCI for scheduling an uplink (UL)resource or a downlink (DL) resource.
 9. The method of claim 8, wherein,based on that a number of different DCI sizes configured to monitorexceeds a DCI format budget, the sizes of the plurality of SL DCIs towhich the at least one zero bit is appended are same as a size of the UuDCI.
 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the at least one zero bit isappended to the plurality of SL DCIs, until the sizes of the pluralityof SL DCIs are the same as the size of the Uu DCI.
 11. A method forperforming wireless communication by a base station, the methodcomprising: transmitting information related to a plurality of resourcepools to a device; appending at least one zero bit to a plurality ofsidelink (SL) downlink control information (DCIs) related with each ofthe plurality of resource pools; and transmitting at least one SL DCIfrom among the plurality of SL DCIs to the device, wherein the pluralityof SL DCIs include information for scheduling SL resources on theplurality of resource pools, wherein, before the at least one zero bitis appended to the plurality of SL DCIs, a size of a first SL DCI is alargest among sizes of the plurality of SL DCIs, and wherein, based onthat the plurality of resource pools are configured for the device, theat least one zero bit is appended to the plurality of SL DCIs, until thesizes of the plurality of SL DCIs are same as the size of the first SLDCI.
 12. The method of claim 11, further comprising: transmitting a longterm evolution (LTE) SL DCI to the device, wherein the plurality of SLDCIs are DCIs for scheduling NR SL resources, and the LTE SL DCI is aDCI for scheduling LTE SL resources.
 13. The method of claim 12,wherein, based on that a size of the LTE SL DCI, before the at least onezero bit is appended, is smaller than the size of the first SL DCI, theat least one zero bit is appended to the LTE SL DCI until the size ofthe LTE SL DCI is same as the size of the first SL DCI.
 14. The methodof claim 12, wherein, based on that the size of the first SL DCI, beforethe at least one zero bit is appended, is smaller than the size of theLTE SL DCI, the at least one zero bit is appended to the plurality of SLDCIs until the sizes of the plurality of SL DCIs are same as the size ofthe LTE SL DCI.
 15. A device configured to perform wirelesscommunication, the device comprising: one or more memories storinginstructions; one or more transceivers; and one or more processorsconnected to the one or more memories and the one or more transceivers,wherein the one or more processors execute the instructions to: receiveinformation related to a plurality of resource pools from the basestation; and monitor a plurality of sidelink (SL) downlink controlinformation (DCIs) related with each of the plurality of resource pools,wherein the plurality of SL DCIs include information for scheduling SLresources on the plurality of resource pools, wherein, before at leastone zero bit is appended to the plurality of SL DCIs, a size of a firstSL DCI is a largest among sizes of the plurality of SL DCIs, andwherein, based on that the plurality of resource pools are configuredfor the device, the sizes of the plurality of SL DCIs to which the atleast one zero bit is appended are same as the size of the first SL DCI.16-20. (canceled)
 21. The device of claim 15, wherein the at least onezero bit is appended to the plurality of SL DCIs, until the sizes of theplurality of SL DCIs are the same as the size of the first SL DCI. 22.The device of claim 15, wherein the one or more processors furtherexecute the instructions to monitor a long term evolution (LTE) SL DCI,wherein the plurality of SL DCIs are DCIs for scheduling NR SLresources, and the LTE SL DCI is a DCI for scheduling LTE SL resources.23. The device of claim 22, wherein, based on that a size of the LTE SLDCI, before the at least one zero bit is appended, is smaller than thesize of the first SL DCI, the size of the LTE SL DCI to which the atleast one zero bit is appended is same as the size of the first SL DCI.24. The device of claim 23, wherein the at least one zero bit isappended to the LTE SL DCI, until the size of the LTE SL DCI is the sameas the size of the first SL DCI.
 25. The device of claim 22, wherein,based on that the size of the first SL DCI, before the at least one zerobit is appended, is smaller than a size of the LTE SL DCI, the sizes ofthe plurality of SL DCIs to which the at least one zero bit is appendedare same as the size of the LTE SL DCI.